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2011 Hyundai SONATA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1314675
Internal NHTSA #	10903380
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2011
File date	13/04/16
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Takata inflators: had a car fire from fuel line per fire dept information. I was on the 405 west bound fwy when i started to smell gas and the front hood of the car i noticed black smoke coming out. I got out of the fwy and then parked the car, when someone driving of the opposite direction yelled for me to get out of the car. I turned off the car and ran out to the side walk within a few minutes the car when up in smoke and then it exploded twice. People from the surrounding businesses came out to see if i was alright. The owner of the flower nursery came out and called the fire dept. They arrived and turned out the fire.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	111000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PICO RIVERA, CA
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC8BHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Hyundai SONATA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Hyundai SONATA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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