2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Start: 2001-12-28

crash · 330524 · 2002-01-17

Vehicle

Make: HYUNDAI
Model: ACCENT
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HOOD LATCH FAILED AS CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR US INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATEL 55 MPH. THE HOOD CAME OPEN, ,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT 2 CONCRETE BARRIERS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 756984
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown