| Issue ID | 928511 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10464671 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 05/07/12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Vehicle was parked in parking lot when we came out the driver side curtain air bag (front and back) had deployed.... Inspected for damage in parking lot and there was none found in other words nobody hit vehicle.... Took vehicle to dealer in columbia missouri, joe machens hyundai, and they indicated they had never seen anything like this and were contacting hyundai usa for information... They ran computer codes on vehicle everything was fine... Also checked for damage to vehicle and none found... Major concern is that if this happened while driving this could have been a serious problem... Could this be a major a problem with 2012 sonatas?? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2600 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | KISSIMMEE, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEC4AC0CHXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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