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1997 HYUNDAI TIBURON — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

crash1 injured · 407088 · 2003-05-11

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TIBURON
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Miles at failure
71,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD FLEW UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, DESTROYED THE HOOD AND LATCHES, DAMAGED THE ROOF, AND INJURED DRIVER. *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10018530
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown