# 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `670861` · 2008-05-22 · 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:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 14,000
- **Speed:** 63 mph
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON I35 IN SALEDO, TX IN NOVEMBER 2007.  I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND A SEMI.  I SWITCHED LANES (INTO THE LEFT) TO PASS THE SEMI WHEN I SAW A SEMI TIRE IN MY LANE.  I HAD NO TIME TO REACT.  THERE WAS A RETAINING WALL WITH NO SHOULDER ON MY LEFT AND A SEMI ON RIGHT - I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT THE TIRE.  I WAS THROWN INTO THE RETAINING WALL WHERE THE FRONT END OF MY CAR STRUCK THE CONCRETE BARRIER.  MY CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN, HITTING FRONT TO BACK, 3-4 MORE TIMES.  DURING THE IMPACTS MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE (STUCK IN A RECLINED POSITION), WHICH RESULTED IN MY INJURY (L1 BURST FRACTURE).  I WAS TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE TO SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL WHERE I UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE SURGERY, AND A THREE WEEK STAY (MY FAMILY AND I LIVE IN FORNEY, TX).  SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO WORK AND AM CONTINUALLY SUFFERING COMPLICATIONS FROM THE BURST FRACTURE.  HAD MY SEAT NOT BROKEN, I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION.  *TR
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