# 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1100140` · 2014-08-20 · 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:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 66,861
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
MY CAR (HYUNDAI SONATA 2006) WAS TRAVELING THE INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. THE OTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING THE INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT, AND DID STRIKE THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR. THE OTHER CAR CAUSED THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND I GOT INJURED. MY CAR'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS INFLATED, BUT MY DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG WAS NOT INFLATED SO THAT I GOT PERMANENTLY INJURED IN MY EYEBROW AND CHRONIC BACK-PAIN. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IF MY DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG WAS INFLATED, I DO NOT SUFFER FROM CHRONIC BACK-PAIN AND DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT SCAR IN MY EYEBROW.  *TR
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