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2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 587611 · 2006-07-07

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CRASH WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ON MY ELANTRA-MY ACTUAL COMPLAINT THOUGH IS THE FACT THAT I WAS DOING 35 MPH AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN ON IMPACT. MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ALSO. THERE WAS $2600 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END, INCLUDING A DESTROYED RADIATOR, SO THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOME SERIOUS IMPACT. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10161796
Machine
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