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2016 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1284592 · 2016-05-23

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
500
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

DEER RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR. AIR BAGS INFLATED AND STAYED SO FOR QUITE A WHILE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED MY FOOT WAS BURNT WITH SKIN OFF AND LEGS WERE BURNING FROM THE POWDER IN AIR BAGS. I KNOW THE BAGS SHOULD INFLAT BUT THE SMOKE FROM THIS KEPT UP FOR QUITE A WHILE. I DID NOT THINK THIS POWDER SHOULD HAVE KEPT COMING OUT SO MUCH AND SO DID PASSERBY PEOPLE WHO STOPPED TO HELP. WE HAD THE POWDER IN OUR EYES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10870409
Machine
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