# 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `435424` · 2003-10-15 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 27,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.   SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT  DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT  DEPLOY.  POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND CITED THE CONSUMER.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES .  THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THIS COLLISION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF.   DEALER AND  MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
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