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2024 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 2022574 · 2024-09-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA CRUZ
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Another driver ran a red light and hit a vehicle in front of me, which spun and impacted the right front corner of my truck. Impact did not seem that severe, my air bags did not deploy but both front seat belts were locked up after the accident. My damage seemed just cosmetic, grill, bumper, hood and right front fender & headlight were damaged. At repair shop, they determined that the right front frame rail was damaged and the vehicle is totaled, almost $19,000 to repair which is above Geicos’ 75% limit. If the impact was enough to damage the frame rail, why didn’t the air bags deploy?? I do not have an electronic copy of police report or damage assessment, only paper copy.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11612964
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown