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2007 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1351757 · 2017-01-26

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
150,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON DEC. 10, 2016 , WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT (STATIONARY) .. .THERE WAS AN EXPERIENCE OF A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION...WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.. NOT KNOWING IF I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR THE UNKNOWN, I COVERED MY HEAD ...BECAUSE OF THE PARTS FROM INSIDE MY CAR, WAS FLYING FORWARD, AND ALSO SMELLED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL INSIDE. I CONTINUED TO COVER MY HEAD... PARTS FROM INSIDE THE CAR WAS...--THE SRS COVER (DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT) --THE UPPER DOOR HANDLE(DRIVER'S SIDE,REAR) . NOT SEEING ANY INDICATIONS OF ANOTHER VEHICLE HITTING ME..AND ALSO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY , WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO TURN LEFT..I PULLED OVER TO FURTHER CHECK MY VEHICLE.... MY DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR HEADLINER HAD BEEN DAMAGED (DRIVER'S SIDE) ALL THE WAY TO THE (DRIVER'S SIDE REAR) AND/MIDDLE( HEADLINER). ALSO PASSENGER REAR BACK HEADLINE BORDER CRACKED AND FOUND THE DOME LIGHT COVER ALSO BLOWN OFF...AND ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR...UPDATED 02/14/17 *BF *CN

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10947852
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