# 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1244732` · 2015-12-11 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## 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.
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