# 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `477104` · 2004-06-24 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING  BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH,  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED,  BUT THE DRIVERS  SEAT BELT, DIDN'T RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER.  THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT LOCK IN THE CRASH.  THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IS 5FT 6IN. THE CONSUMER BROKE BOTH SIDES OF HIS/HER CHEST BONE.  PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.  *JB  WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT WHEN IN THE AIR AND DID NOT PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.CW
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