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2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 2128784 · 2025-09-10

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

Airbag located in the steering wheel partially deployed during a moderate/serious accident. It came out of the front of the steering wheel but never inflated. I have pictures available of the partially deployed airbag. No other airbags were deployed during this front end crash. The seatbelt tensioner did activate and prevented serious injury during the crash. There was no indication, via warning lights or any other messages, that the system was not working properly. All outstanding recalls for the vehicle had been addressed. It is unknown if the partial deployment was indicated in the police report. No other inspections of the system have been done. Insurance adjuster from at-fault party will be performing an assessment of damage this week. Thankfully the most serious injury is from the seat belt and this partial deployment of the airbag did not cause a more serious injury.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11686195
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown