NHTSA Complaint #10929811 — 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

ON THREE OCCASIONS NOW, I HAVE NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK, BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE THAT PEDESTRIAN. ALL THREE WERE HIDDEN FROM MY VIEW BY A COMBINATION OF THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND THE FRAME OF THE CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. TOGETHER, THE PLACEMENT OF THESE TWO FEATURES CREATES A SURPRISINGLY LARGE BLIND SPOT. I THINK IT IS PARTLY RELATED TO THE FACT THAT THE SEATS IN THE CAR ALSO CANNOT BE RAISED ENOUGH; I HAVE GOOD FRONT VISIBILITY, BUT IF I COULD GET HIGHER I DO THINK THE MIRROR MIGHT BE LESS OF AN OBSTACLE. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I LEARN A NEW TYPE OF SITUATION IN WHICH I MUST NOT TRUST WHAT I SEE, BUT I WORRY ABOUT UNANTICIPATED SITUATIONS IN THE FUTURE.