# 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA — EQUIPMENT
> NHTSA complaint `706410` · 2009-02-01 · 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:** AZERA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT
## Narrative
I OWN A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND STAYED LIT.  I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  I WAS GIVEN A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA LOANER AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THAT VEHICLE.  THE OTHER VEHICLE T-BONED MY DRIVERS SIDE AND CAUSED OVER $11,000.00 IN DAMAGE.  THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  I SUFFERED A DEEP GASH TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD REQUIRING STAPLES TO CLOSE IT--A SPRAINED SHOULD, WHICH I STILL DO NOT HAVE FULL RANGE OF MOTION AND A SOFTBALL SIZE HEMOTOMA ON MY LEFT LEG.  I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATION IN CA TO FILE A CLAIM.  I FOLLOWED ALL OF THEIR PROTOCOL, FILLED OUT THEIR FORMS AND SUPPLIED ALL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED--IE: POLICE REPORT, ESTIMATE, PHOTOS, REPAIR DOCUMENT FROM MY '08 AZERA AND OVERNIGHTED THE PACKAGE TO THEM WITHIN THEIR ALLOTTED TIME FRAME.  IT'S BEEN 8 WEEKS SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FROM HYUNDAI AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  *TR
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