# 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `638566` · 2007-09-13 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ACCENT
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
## Narrative
MY 21 YR.OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME AT APROX 2:53A.M. LOST CONTROL OF HIS 2006 HYUNDI BRIO AND CRASHES THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AND LATER FOLLOWED THOUGH TO ANOTHER WALL IMPACTING IT SIDEWAYS . THE FONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND  HE LATER DIED AT HOSPITAL OF SEVERE  ABDOMIAL TRAUMA , RIBS PUNCTURIG BOTH LUNGS. AS A FATHER HOW CAN I KNOW IF THE FIRST IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY AND IF THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR PROBLEMS CONCERNING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE.  THE MODEL OF THE CAR WAS HYUNDAI BRIO.
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