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AIRBAG SWITCH — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 1369183 · 2017-04-06

Vehicle

Make
AIRBAG
Model
SWITCH
Year
Manufacturer
AIRBAG SYSTEMS, INC.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MARCH 28,2017 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN 2 VEHICLE CAR ACCIDENT. WHERE A 2006 CHEVY TRUCK GOING NORTH BOUND MAKING AN ILLEGAL LEFTHAND TURN ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN AN INTERSECTION IN CALIFORNIA FALLING TO YIELD CAUSING A COLLISION BETWEEN MY CAR A 2006 HYUNDAI TUSCON 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS HIT BY THE TRUCK AS I I WAS CROSSING INTO THE INTERSECTION GOING SOUTH BOUND ON A GREEN LIGHT RIGHT OF WAY.THE TRUCK WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFTHAND TURN AT THE INTERSECTION IN THE LEFTHAND TURNING LANE WHEN HE CUT -OUT IN FRONT OF ME GIVING ME ONLY SECONDS TO REACT TO AVOID THE CRASH.I SAW HIM COME INTO THE INTERSECTION IN AN ACCELERATED SPEED AS TO BEAT ME TO MAKE HIS LEFT TURN ,I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AS HE MADE HIS LEFT TURN AND I SLAMMED INTO THE PASSENGERSIDE OF THE FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK HEADON BENDING THE FRONT BODY FRAME AND DESTROYING THE FRONT END OF MY HYUNDAI TUSCON 2006 W/5SPEED TRANS.MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT . MY HYUNDAI WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE CAR INSURANCE COMPANY . BY LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE HOW DEVASTATING THE IMPACT WAS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10971035
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