# 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1430447` · 2017-12-05 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TAKATA RECALL.  DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND OVER CORRECTED AND HIT A TREE WHICH PUSHED HER INTO ANOTHER TREE.  THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS WRECKED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE CAR SO WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE.
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