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1995 HYUNDAI ACCENT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 injured · 249822 · 2000-09-18

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ACCENT
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BEFORE RECALL 98V245000, CONSUMER WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE WHEN VEHICLE HIT A CURB POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE SPRING COIL COLLAPSING DAMAGING THE TIRE AND CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS DAMAGED WINDSHIELD AND BLEW SUNROOF COMPLETELY OFF, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
554750
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown