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2002 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1086828 · 2014-07-15

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
96,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2009 I HAVE BOUGHT IT TO ONE MECHANIC HE CLEANED AND TIGHTENED THE AIR BAG HARNESS UNDER DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT THEY STAYED OUT BRIEFLY AND CAME BACK ON SHORTLY THERAFTER. BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE COULDN T FIX IT. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEIR ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND COULD BE ALOT OF MONEY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHER 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS WENT TO DEALER S AND PAID ALOT MONEY AND LIGHT KEPT COMING ON.JULY 12,2014 I HAD A COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND AIRBAGS DIDN T DEPLOY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON PASSENGER WAS HURT BRUISED RIBS 3 YEAR OLD HAD RED MARK FROM SHOULDER HARNESS OF CAR SEAT. I HAVE NOTICED ONLINE THEIR ARE 1000 S OF THESE COMPLAINTS OF AIRBAG LIGHTS ON AND I M ASKING FOR YOU TO GET AFTER HYUNDAI TO RECALL THE 2002 AND FIX THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM . PEOPLE S SAFETY IS AT STAKE..UPDATED 10/21/14 *BF *TR UPDATED 4/2/2015 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10610854
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