| Issue ID | 1581387 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11231239 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 11/07/19 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owned a 2018 hyundai sonata. The contact was alerted by the police and fire departments at 4:00am that her vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The contact wanted to obtain a fire report to verify if the fire originated from the engine. The insurance company was not notified. The contact later received notification of the manufacturer's service campaign number: 953 (ecm & cluster update-engine monitoring logic product improvement). Rogers auto group chicago (2720 s michigan ave, chicago, il 60616, (312) 620-1340) was contacted and was waiting for the manufacturer to provide guidance within 48 hours. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available. |
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| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | 5NPE24AF0JHXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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