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2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — SEATS

crash · 1045692 · 2014-03-13

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
85,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE DASH AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF, WHETHER PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED OR NOT. PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER REAR END COLLISION, AND DIAGNOSIS FROM HYUNDAI DEALER POINTED TO DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT SEAT MAT AND SENSOR. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR COSTS ESTIMATED TO BE $1500.00. INSURANCE CARRIER DENIES CONNECTION BETWEEN REAR END COLLISION AND AIR BAG LIGHT/SEAT PROBLEM. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHILE USING 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER AIR BAG RELATED COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. CAN MANUFACTURER COMMENT AND HELP CUSTOMERS AND ADDRESS THIS UNUSUAL DEFECT OCCURRENCE, AND SHOULD RECALL BE MADE DUE TO NUMEROUS RELATED AIR BAG COMPLAINTS IN THE SYSTEM? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10569127
Machine
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