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2020 HYUNDAI KONA — SEATS

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 1971641 · 2024-03-01

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
KONA
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SEATS

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The Hyundai Kona was struck head-on by another vehicle. There was one driver and one minor passenger in the right rear seat in the Hyundai Kona. The driver had minor injuries while, unfortunately, the accident was fatal to the passenger. The impact of the collision caused the right rear seat to snap forward, fracturing the passenger's neck. The cause of death for the passenger was blunt force trauma caused by the neck fracture. If the seat had stayed in place during the impact, the passenger's neck would not have been fractured. The vehicle is no longer available for inspection. To our knowledge, the problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. The vehicle was inspected after the accident by the police. There was no symptom of the problem prior to the accident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11574843
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown