# 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
> NHTSA complaint `597629` · 2006-09-26 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
- **Miles at failure:** 40
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
SON WAS OPERATING A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL AND SIDE SWIPED A 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK. DRIVERS SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR MIRROR DETACHED AND WENT THROUGH PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SHATTERING DRIVERS WINDOW AND PASSENGER WINDOW. GLASS CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY. IF OPERATOR WAS SITTING CLOSER TO STEERING WHEEL OR THERE WAS A PASSENGER, SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. REPAIR FACILITY STATED IT WAS ONE OF MULTIPLE CASES  THEY HAD SEEN OF THIS SAME OCCURRENCE.  *JB
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