Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013257 Incident Date: Mar, 17 2005
Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:windshield
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC13D94U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A rock hit the windshield while driving on the highway and the windshield exploded. the driver pulled over, and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. *ak the damage was extensive even though the object did not come through the windshield. the impact literally broke the inside of the windshield apart and caused shards of glass as well as pulverized (powder consistency) glass to strike the consumers wife in the face as well as spraying glass throughout the vehicle. *sc *jb