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2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 618268 · 2007-03-27

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUSCON. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT AND BACK DRIVE'SR SIDE DOORS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AND ALL WERE BELTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE, BUT WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS AND DENIED THE CLAIM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG MODULE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186262
Machine
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