NHTSA complaint: 2017 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED; HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation