Issue ID | 1259690 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10824642 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | ELANTRA |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 04/02/16 |
Component | AIR BAGS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was driving on a road at 45 mph and the car in front of me swerved so i started to swerve as well assuming that there was something in the road. He then jammed on his breaks in the swerve and so did i but i ended up hitting the back of the other car. He had a newer hyundai sonata and i had a 2015 hyundai elantra se. I think the road was slick as well as we had recently had a snowstorm that ended the day before with about a foot of snow. The damage to the other vehicle was rear bumper damage on the left side. My damage was mostly on the right side bumper of my car to the middle of my car. The radiator was pushed back into the engine. No airbags deployed at all and my chest hit the steering wheel. I was going west bound on a a two-lane road. Afterwards my car obviously would not engage to drive to try and get it out of the road way. I had some whiplash and some damage to my right cheek from hitting the steering wheel. The steering wheel was still intact and none of the airbags deployed. I showed a picture to the er and they were shocked that none of the airbags deployed and the officer on the scene was equally disturbed that the airbags didn't deploy as well. I will attach a picture of the front end of my car. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 29000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DENVER, CO |
VIN pattern | KMHDH4AE6FUXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 18/09/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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