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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — SEAT BELTS

crash · 1108469 · 2014-09-11

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
55,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A STOP BY A LARGE TRUCK THAT WAS GOING 40 MPH. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, WHICH DIDN'T SURPRISE ME, BUT MY SEATBELT DID NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE. WHEN I WAS REARENDED, I WENT FORWARD AND MY HEAD HIT SOMETHING, POSSIBLE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEATBELT FINALLY ENGAGED AND STRAPPED ME BACK TO THE SEAT. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF ENGAGEMENT, AND MY HEAD HITTING AN OBJECT, I SUSTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL CONCUSSION DUE TO THE HEAD TRAUMA AND HAVE POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME WHICH IS GREATLY EFFECTING ME AT HOME AND AT WORK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10632522
Machine
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