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2001 HYUNDAI SONATA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 721024 · 2009-05-21

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. FRONT END DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $3500.00. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!! MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF WERE BOTH INJURED IN THE CRASH. I HIT MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL, HARD. MY HUSBAND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD AND WE BOTH WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. WE BOTH STILL HAVE PAIN. MY HUSBAND HAS HAD A HEADACHE SINCE THE CRASH. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS TOTALED OUT FROM THE DAMAGES. I HAVE TO NOW LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I AM SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INJURED LIKE WE DID. I DO FEEL THAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO SOMETHING FOR OUR PAIN AND SUFFERING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10269637
Machine
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