Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001209792 Incident Date: Apr, 24 2001
Consumer's City: OMAHA Consumer's State: NE
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO 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#: KMHJF35F8XU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling 35-40 mph the consumers vehicle struck another vehicle in the rear. upon impact neither air bag deployed and the shoulder belts failed to restrain the driver. the vehicle was totaled from the accident. the owners are aware of (4) similar cases of air bag deployment failure. *nlm