# 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1068024` · 2014-05-22 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 182,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
ON MAY 17TH, 2014 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 95 IN BROWARD COUNTY, FL. A DRUNK DRIVER HIT ME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUNK THEN HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN THEN CAME BACK AND HIT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVER SIDE AND BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THEN HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN CAME BACK TOWARDS MY CAR AND FLIPPED AND HIT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. SO BASICALLY THE WHOLE LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR IS SMASHED IN. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHEN THIS ACCIDENT DID OCCUR. WHAT MY CONCERN IS, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT STATES THE NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDED ON THIS VEHICLE IS SIX AIRBAGS STANDARD. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IF I WASN'T WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND PROBABLY LOST MY LIFE. MY ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY IS DAMAGED AND THE MORE SEVERE INJURY IS TO MY LEFT LEG AND FOOT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY LEFT BIG TOE, ALL OTHER FOUR TOES HAVE NO FEELING IN THEM AND MY FOOT IS DEFORMED. I DO PLAN ON TAKING THIS ISSUE TO MY ATTORNEY THAT IS HANDLING THE ACCIDENT CASE FOR ME AND HOPEFULLY HYUNDAI HAS A VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION FOR WHY NOT ONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.   *TR
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