Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2004

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006019 Incident Date: Feb, 01 2005
Consumer's City: BALTIMORE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC13D74U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling through an intersection at which i had the green light, another vehicle, traveling perpendicularly, ran the red light and my hyundai santa fe smashed right into the passenger side of that vehicle. my speed was approximately 25 mph, yet the air bag did not deploy. the entire front of my vehicle is smashed and the car may possibly be totaled (we are waiting for insurance claims adjusters to examine). our concern is that the airbags did not deploy on impact, as they should have. *jb