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Hyundai Sonata Exterior Lighting Safety Report | Oct 31, 2013
Reported on Oct 31, 2013
| THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT FELL OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR ISSUE BEFORE HAND & IT WASN'T NOTICED UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT MY DESTINATION WHERE I SAW IT HANGING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CAR. I PUSHED IT BACK INFO THE HOUSING UNIT AS FIRMLY AS I COULD AND CONTINUED INTO MY APPOINTMENT. UPON LEAVING, I INSTINCTIVELY LOWERED MY SPEED TO 45-50 MPH WHEN I HEARD A THUD ABOUT 20 MILES FROM WHERE I FIRST NOTICED IT HAD FALLEN OUT. THE TOTAL UNIT HAD THEN BROKE LOOSE FROM THE HOUSING, THE WIRING CAME UNDONE & THE LIGHT FIXTURE CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY (60 MPH SPEED LIMIT) WHERE THE AUTOMOBILE BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE FIXTURE HITTING HIS VEHICLE, AS IT BOUNCED AROUND ON THE PAVEMENT BECAUSE OF THE DROPPING. *TR | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LAVON TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEB4ACXBH |
| Mileage: | 32293 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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