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2010 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS

crash · 1244732 · 2015-12-11

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SON WAS RECENTLY IN TWO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING HYUNDAI SONATAS. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HE WAS DRIVING A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE FELL ASLEEP DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND HIT A GUARDRAIL WITH THE LEFT FRONT PANEL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLAM INTO THE GUARDRAIL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LEFT SIDE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! FOUR DAYS AGO, WHILE DRIVING A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA, HE SLID ON WET PAVEMENT AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HE HIT A LARGE ROCK PROTRUDING FROM THE GROUND CAUSING THE CAR TO FLIP ONTO ITS ROOF. IT CONTINUED TO SLIDE DOWNHILL UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. AGAIN, NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED! BY THE GRACE OF GOD MY SON WALKED AWAY FROM BOTH ACCIDENTS WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. I AM CONCERNED THAT BOTH THESE VEHICLES HAVE SIGNIFICANT AIRBAG PROTECTION BUT WHEN IT WAS NEEDED, THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS MY SON WAS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10809717
Machine
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