Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 2003

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005004094 Incident Date: Jan, 12 2005
Consumer's City: ANAHEIM Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45D23U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My husband was in an accident, where he rear ended a dodge truck. the airbag didn't go off until the car had stopped. when the airbag went off, it went off to the side instead of full face. my husband broke his clavicle as a result of this failure. the car was a total loss per the insurance company. my car was a 2003 hyundai elantra.*ak