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2009 Hyundai ELANTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1202308
Internal NHTSA #	10736089
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	ELANTRA
Model Year	2009
File date	10/07/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My daughter was driving this car...."while driving the above car at 50-55 mph, i saw cars slamming on their brakes, i hit my brakes to avoid the cars, i hit a construction cement wall and then hit a car in front of me." major front end damage, hood buckled, bumper detactched, battery exploded with impact. The car make was unidentifiable due to front end damage. Steering wheel air bag nor side bags and curtain did not deploy. Car was written as totalled as the estimated repair bill amounted to over $15,000 damage.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	66600
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AKRON, OH
VIN pattern	KMHDU46D89UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	05/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Hyundai ELANTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Hyundai ELANTRA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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