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2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

crash2 injured · 799691 · 2010-07-15

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Miles at failure
176,114
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A VEHICLE ABRUPTLY MOVED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HIP INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER ADVISED ALL RECALL REPAIRS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 08V532000: AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE AND 00V332000: AIR BAGS: SIDE/WINDOW). UPDATED EVOQ 10/20/10

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10343471
Machine
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