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2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 520045 · 2005-02-04

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
6,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT WHICH I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING PERPENDICULARLY, RAN THE RED LIGHT AND MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SMASHED RIGHT INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THAT VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, YET THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE IS SMASHED AND THE CAR MAY POSSIBLY BE TOTALED (WE ARE WAITING FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS ADJUSTERS TO EXAMINE). OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT, AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10109833
Machine
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