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1999 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash3 injured · 548002 · 2005-08-04

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO DEALER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. EACH TIME IT WENT TO THE DEALER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE UNDER THE SEAT. ON JULY 25, 2005 CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DONE $3300 DOLLARS DAMAGE. APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE HITTING OTHER VEHICLE. PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON WERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE ROAD HAD SOME LOOSE GRAVEL AND DIRT ON IT BUT THE ROAD WAS DRY.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131626
Machine
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