| Issue ID | 1363780 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10966365 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 07/12/16 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owned a 2015 hyundai sonata. While the contact's wife was driving 51 mph, another vehicle collided head on into the contact's vehicle. The front passenger air bag failed to deploy. The rear middle seat passenger suffered severe spinal cord injuries (internal decapitation). The driver sustained injuries to the shoulder, ankle, foot wrist, hand, and hips. The contact was sitting in the front passenger seat and suffered injuries to the head, leg, ankle, abrasions, a blood clot, lung failure, a vertebral fracture, a broken arm/forearm, and wrist. The seat belt severed the contact's artery. The driver of the other vehicle also sustained severe injuries. Medical attention was required for all occupants and they were transported to the hospital. The driver of the other vehicle and the rear middle seat passenger in the contact's vehicle later succumbed to their injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard where the police and insurance company inspected the vehicle and confirmed that it was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. ... Updated 05/03/17 *bf *as |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 25000 |
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| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | ST CLAIR, MI |
| VIN pattern | 5NPE34AF9FHXXXXXX |
| 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 | 2 |
| No. of fatalities | 2 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 51 |
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