Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||
| EA00001 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 01/05/2000 | 03/09/2001 | PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED | ||
| Alleged deployment of the front passenger air bags in minor or moderate severity crashes may cause fatal injuries to the occupants of the right front passenger seat. | ||||||
| PE99046 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 07/07/1999 | 01/05/2000 | PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED FATALITIES | ||
| Deployment of the front passenger air bags in minor or moderate severity crashes may result in fatal injuries to the occupants of the right front passenger seat | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 2 | |||
| The air bag light came on twice due to the module failure. the consumer states that the dealer should fix the second failure with out charge. *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| During frontal collision air bag did not deploy. nlm | |||
| 11/04/1997 | 1 | ||
| False deployment of air bag, causing accident. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/12/2002 | 2 | ||
| Was in a car crash where the front end of my vehicle struck the drivers side of another vehicle. was travling at aproximately 35mph. no airbag deploy. filed a claim with hyundai and was told the airbags were not supposed to deploy. then sold the car to a friend of mine. she then repaired the vehicle and aproximately 6 weeks ago, she was t-boned in the same vehicle. the jaws of life were needed to get her out of the vehicle. no airbag deploy. *la | |||
| 10/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was involved in an accident, and the air bags deployed, which resulted in serious injuries.*jb | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | 09/10/1996 | |
| Consumer was traveling about 55mph on highway and a tractor was changing lanes, and he didn't have any room. tractor ran into consumer's vehicle, and driver's side airbag didn't go off.*ak consumer was injured in accident, manufacturer sent consumer a letter stating that the airbag system was not at fault. *slc | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| While sitting at a stop light consumer was rearended and pushed into vehicle in front. upon impact, both airbags exploded. consumer was burned by chemicals in airbags. *ak *slc | |||
| 09/25/2000 | 1 | 08/24/1996 | |
| While driving air bag light came on, then parked vehicle. later, tried to drive and both air bags deployed without a warning.*ak customer says the inspector and the dealer denied him the warranty for the air bag that was deployed for no apparent resion. the dealer and the inspector suspect there must have been front impact that caused the air bag to deploy. *yh | |||
| While parked vehicle was struck in the front by another vehicle wich caused the front end to fall off. the other vehicle was traveling at about 25mph. upon impact, air bag did not deploy. manufacturer has not been contacted. *ak | |||
| Consumer drove over normal steel plate hat was left in middle of intersection, and driver's airbag deployed without a collision. *ak | |||
| Consumer was involved in 40 mph frontal collision in which the driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 07/05/1998 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 55mph and the airbags did not deploy. manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 11/16/1998 | |||
| While driving at 45mph the vehicle hita deer and the air bags did not deploy. dealer is not aware of the problem, problem still exists, no injuries. *ak | |||
| 09/20/1998 | 1 | 07/03/1998 | |
| Vehicle was hit head-on at 30 mph by a truck and neither driver's nor passenger's side airbags deployed. after being hit, the vehicle spun around and hit a tree and still no airbag deployment. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Upon hitting apothole, both air bags deployed, breaking passenger's right hand, as well as hitting driver on left arm and burnin ghis shirt. | |||
| While driving 35 mph owner was involved in a frontal accident in which driver's or passenger's side airbags did not deploy. owner has numerous injuries due to the fact of airbags not deploying.cause of problem is unknown.owner further notes of both airbag sensors being crushed in accident. *ak | |||
| 11/04/1997 | |||
| Violent deployment driver's air bag , caused driver to crash into curve and then a tree. the hat gases eminating from the air bag burned driver's arms and front of her blouse. also the window on the driver's side broke; and the windshield on the passenger's side also cracked. *ak | |||
| 09/27/1997 | 0 | ||
| Automobile stalled out, causing an accident and the air bags did not deploy. no injuries were received. *ak | |||
| 01/06/1997 | 0 | ||
| Driving vehicle, another vehicle ran red light, hit vehicle head on, air bag did not deploy, driver went into windshield. seat belt held. | |||
| 10/22/1996 | 1 | ||
| Dual airbags did not deploy during a rearend collision, rearended another vehicle; also, passenger side shoulder belt did not properly restrain occupant. *ak | |||
| 05/28/1996 | 1 | 05/11/1996 | |
| No deployment of driver's and pasenger's air bags during a head-on collision at about 45 mph. *ak | |||