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2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1363545 · 2017-03-16

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
5
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IT WAS JAN 8, 2017 AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HE HYDROPLANED ON THE FREEWAY GOING 55-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE DID A 90 DEGREE TURN ON THE FREEWAY AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. BOTH MY SON AND GRAND DAUGHTER HAD WHIPLASH BUT NO OTHER VISIBLE SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I OPENED A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI. THEY SENT AN PRIVATE INSPECTOR AND HYUNDAI DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED (SEE ATTACHED)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10966260
Machine
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