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2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1898841 · 2023-06-01

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
150,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while the son was driving approximately 25 MPH the braking system malfunctioned and when depressing the brake pedal the vehicle did not reduce speed or stop causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a second vehicle. During the crash, the rear driver-side passenger sustained a lacerated bottom lip and dental and oral injuries. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed and later deemed destroyed by the insurance company. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced for the same failure by the local mechanic. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11524781
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown