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2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

crash1 injured · 598742 · 2006-10-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Miles at failure
44,500
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, WITH A JEEP WRANGLER, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED (HAVE PICTURES), THE DAMAGE WAS BAD ENOUGH TO FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL MY CAR. YET! NEITHER ONE OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH. EVERYONE WHO HAS SEEN MY CRASHED ELANTRA COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! LUCKILY, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, SO THAT DOES SAY SOMETHING FOR THE ELANTRA, BUT I STILL FEEL THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I'M JUST TRYING TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM GETTING REALLY HURT IN A CRASH, BECAUSE OF THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT. WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF NECESSARY! *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10170223
Machine
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