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Hyundai Entourage Seats Safety Report | July 20, 2011
Reported on July 20, 2011
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSED IN A BACKWARDS MOTION AS A RESULT OF A FRACTURED FRAME BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE CONTACT RE-ATTACHED THE FRAME WITH A ROPE AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE SAME DAY OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WELDED THE FRAME BRACKET FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Entourage |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ANDERSON MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | KNDMC233976 |
| Mileage: | 100000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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