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2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash1 injured · 765087 · 2010-02-21

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Miles at failure
79,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN HER 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HER CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AS SHE OVERCORRECTED, THE CART WENT ACROSS THE FREEWAY, SPUN OUT, UP THE EMBANKMENT, LANDED ON THE (DRIVER'S) SIDE AND SLID ABOUT 50-100 FEET BEFORE IT LANDED BACK UPRIGHT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED FROM THE IMPACT OF THE CAR LANDING ON THE SIDE. HER CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE 2004 ELANTRA "DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS". WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. MY DAUGHTER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND DUAL SHOULDER INJURIES. THANK GOD SHE IS ALIVE BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE NOT SURVIVED? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10312515
Machine
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