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2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash2 injured · 1190507 · 2015-06-13

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
GENESIS
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
985
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ENTERING INTO A RIGHT TURN LANE THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE GRAZED A CURB. IMMEDIATE EXPLOSION & BOTH RIGHT SIDE AIR BAGS BLEW CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. THE CAR IS NEW, APPROX. 985 MILES AND THE TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED THAT MORNING WITH MICHELINS UNDER A TIRE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE REAR AXLE APPEARS TO BE BENT. WHY WOULD AIR BAGS DEPLOY BY BUMPING A CURB AT LOW SPEED?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10725093
Machine
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