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2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1663333 · 2020-05-15

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

CAR HYDROPLANED ON INTERSTATE CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE INTO CONCRETE GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. SOMETHING HIT PASSENGER IN FACE WHEN DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED CAUSING FACIAL LACERATIONS AND A FRACTURE TO THE FOREHEAD WHICH ENDED UP BEING A DEPRESSED FRACTURE THROUGH THE FRONTAL SINUS CAVITY. PASSENGER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR CT SCANS AND CLOSURES OF LACERATIONS. THE SURGEON SAID THE BONE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HIT IT WITH A BALL PEN HAMMER PERFECTLY ROUND SHATTERED.*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.*JB *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11324671
Machine
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