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2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT — ENGINE

fire2 injured · 1980067 · 2024-04-02

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ACCENT
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, there was a smoke odor present inside the vehicle. The contact decelerated the vehicle and stalled on the side of the road. The vehicle caught on fire in the engine. The contact and the front passenger sustained minor injuries to their knee while exiting the vehicle but did not seek medical attention. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Department. A fire report was filed. A police report was not filed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was destroyed.  The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11580676
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown