Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2004

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005021800 Incident Date: Apr, 25 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SB12B24U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 27 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 25 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: without warning the passenger side air bag deployed. consumer did not hit anything or run into a hole. consumer had no indication that anything was wrong. insurance adjuster said no sign of physical impact, appears to be mechanical or electrical malfunction. right side air bag appears to have deployed prematurely. dealer looked at it and told the consumer they could not touch it because of the manufacturer. manufacturer said it was turned over to the legal department. consumer has not heard back from manufacturer. *tt *nm