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2018 HYUNDAI SONATA — SERVICE BRAKES

firecrash11 injured · 2006502 · 2024-07-10

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
105,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
11
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, a pedestrian alerted him that the vehicle was on fire.  The contact noticed that the rear portion and driver side of the vehicle was on fire.  While traveling around a curve the brakes became inoperable the contact jumped out of the vehicle. he contact sustained injuries to his left shoulder and leg and medical attention was provided.  There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle continued to roll as it was burning.  The vehicle crashed into a dirt mound at the end of a hill. The fire department was on the scene to extinguish the fire. There were four gallons of fuel on the ground. The vehicle was towed to tow lot. There was no police report fire or air bag deployment. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total lost. The failure mileage was approximately 105, 000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11600973
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown