# 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `656103` · 2008-02-03 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
ON DECEMBER 17, 2007 AT APPROX 5:30PM  MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WEST ON OSUNA AT INTERSECTION OF SEAGUILL ,  DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH, 35 BEING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.  AS  SHE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT, A LATE MODEL FORD  RANGER TRIED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION CROSSING HER PATH.  AS SHE ADVANCED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION SHE STRUCK THE FORD RANGER BROAD SIDE. FORTUNATELY FOR MY DAUGHTER SHE HAD HER SEAT BELT ON, BECAUSE THE 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE HYUNDAI 'S AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING  BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS  STRAIGHT AHEAD  HIT, UNLESS THE HYUNDAI 'S AIR BAG  WERE DEFECTIVE. MY DAUGHTER  WAS NOT HURT BAD, ALTHOUGH SHE HAS BEEN HAVING NECK & BACK PAIN AND IS UNDER A DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION.  I HAVE WRITTEN TO HYUNDAI.,  TO THIS DATE THEY HAVE BEEN VERY UNRESPONSIVE.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.  THERE COULD  BE A DEFECT IN HYUNDAI'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM.  NEXT TIME THEY MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY.  THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE CITY LIMITS OF ALBUQUERQUE NM.  *TR
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