# 2020 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `1745922` · 2021-05-07 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA HYBRID
- **Year:** 2020
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 2,300
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING ON DRY ROAD, IN MIDDLE LANE OF THREE LANES GOING 65 MPH. SUDDENLY,  RIGHT REAR TIRE "POOFED" BUT I KEPT CONTROL, STARTED TO LOOK RIGHT TO GET OFF ROAD.  TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, DID NOT PUT ON BRAKE.  SUDDENLY, LEFT REAR "POOFED" AND THEN AN EXTREMELY LOUD-METAL ON METAL- SOUND OCCURRED BACK LEFT AND MY CAR JACK KNIFED INTO THE PASSING , FAST LANE. A DUMP TRUCK TRAVELING IN THAT LANE STRUCK ME, FRONT END AND MY DOOR.  THE TRUCK HIT ME AND I ROLLED INTO THE GRASSY MEDIUM, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES.  THE SAFETY DEVICES WORKED FABULOUSLY AND MY ONLY INJURIES WERE FROM THE SEAT BELTS WHICH SAVED MY LIFE.  I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE.  I WAS IN ICU FOR 5 DAYS AND HOSPITAL FOR A TOTAL OF 9 DAYS, I AM WILL BE RECOVERING AT HOME FOR MONTHS.   I WOULD LIKE IT INVESTIGATED THAT EITHER A MECHANICAL ISSUE OR TIRE ISSUE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.  I ONLY HAD 2300 MILES ON THE CAR.*DT*JB
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