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2006 HYUNDAI SONATA — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 973487 · 2013-04-11

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
4,300
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

91 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING AND HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. THE CAR DROVE HIM INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND PRODUCED SUFFICIENT INTERNAL INJURIES THAT HE DIED. THE AIR BAG WENT OFF TOO HARD. IF THERE WERE NO AIR BAG, HE WOULD HAVE LIVED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10506028
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown