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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001071651 | Incident Date: Apr, 19 2001 |
| Consumer's City: NAPA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: ELANTRA | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHJF25F6XU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was involved in a front end collision (i hit the back bumper of a pickup truck). although no damage occurred to the truck, my car ended up with almost $5,000 worth of damage. neither my air bags nor shoulder restraints worked. i ended up hitting my forehead on the front windshield causing some moderate to severe neck trauma. i reported the failure to hyundai and seem to be getting no help. they insist that there is no problem. i still can sit in my car and move my chest forward against the shoulder restraints as fast as i can and never have the even slow me down. however, if i use my hand to move the straps forward, they lock up immediately as they should. i spoke again to hyundai (1-800-633-5151 file #[xxx]) and they insist that it is normal to move forward like my restraints do. all i know is that my shoulder restraints do notand did not move forward in any other car i have driven in. something is wrong here. i would appreciate any help you can offer as i am very nervous about driving a vehicle that has proven to me to be unsafe. i look forward to any help you can offer. sincerely, [xxx]. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *js *tr |
