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2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

crash1 injured · 781371 · 2010-04-14

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 HYUNDAI TUSCON. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. SHE REAR ENDED THE FIRST VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER WHICH THEN SET OFF A CHAIN REACTION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. FOUR MONTHS AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER QUESTIONED WHETHER THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE WAS REPLACED WITH AN EQUALLY DEFECTIVE PART OR WAS IT REPLACED AT ALL. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10324252
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