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2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

fire · 1791679 · 2022-02-02

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
96,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph they noticed an abnormal sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact noticed that whenever they attempted to accelerate the noise would progress. The contact then noticed that the vehicle's speed began to decelerate. When pulling over the vehicle, there was a loud boom and the vehicle caught fire on the driver's front side of the vehicle. The fire dissipated on its own, however, there was smoke left. There were no injuries, no medical attention needed, and no police report. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact received notification from the dealer of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V727000 (ENGINE) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11449893
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown