# 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1027896` · 2013-12-20 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ACCENT
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
## Narrative
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 14, 2013 WHERE I STRUCK A DEER HEAD ON AT 50MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  I WROTE TO HYUNDAI AND COMPLAINED, AND AFTER THEIR "INVESTIGATION", THEY DETERMINED THAT I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY ASSISTANCE.  WELL, TWO NIGHTS AGO, ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013, I STRUCK AND WENT UNDER A FORD F150 TRUCK.  I WAS PINNED IN THE VEHICLE.  MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY - AGAIN.  HOW AM I TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE?  THEIR "INVESTIGATION" SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE IN WORKING ORDER AND THAT SIMPLY HITTING A DEER WOULD NOT MAKE THEM GO OFF.  WELL, THIS TIME I HIT AND WENT UNDER A VEHICLE AND WAS PINNED IN MY VEHICLE AND THEY STILL DIDN'T GO OFF.  I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI.  THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR.  AND IT HAS LASTED ME 1 1/2 YEARS, NOT EVEN.  I WAS NOT CITED FOR THE ACCIDENT AS THE OFFICER SAID IT WAS NOT MY FAULT.  MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS CONSIDERING TOTALING THE VEHICLE.  I AM BEYOND UPSET.  I'M OPENING ANOTHER COMPLAINT AGAINST HYUNDAI, MAYBE THEY WILL "GET IT" THIS TIME.  THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!  *TR
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