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2014 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1128749 · 2014-11-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
12,326
Speed
28 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON OCTOBER 25, ME AND MY WIFE WERE TRAVELING ON A LOCAL STREET AND WERE BLINDSIDED BY A CAR. THE CAR STRUCK US ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE FORCE OF THAT HIT CAUSED US TO PLOW INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL HEAD ON. AT THIS TIME, THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER MY WIFE'S AIRBAG, THE PASSENGER SIDE, EXPLODED IMMEDIATELY CAUSING VISIBLE BURNS TO MY WIFE'S NECK AND CHEST. UPON EMERGENCY ROOM EXAMS AND FOLLOW-UP DOCTOR EVALUATIONS, THE DIAGNOSES WAS THAT MY WIFE SUSTAINED SECOND-DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO HER NECK AND CHEST, WHICH WILL REQUIRE SKIN GRAFTS FROM A PLASTIC SURGEON. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10653655
Machine
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