Consumer Complaint Detail

MICHELIN / MICHELIN / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041360 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2005
Consumer's City: WEST HILLS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
Model Name: MICHELIN Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHWF35H45A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving down a road at 30-35 mph when i had a sidewall blow out in my right front tire, the blow out caused my airbags to deploy which had knocked me unconscious for a few moments. after contacting hyundai, they admitted they have heard of this happening before on their 2005 sonatas, they have not however issued a recall or a notice to consumers warning them of the possible airbag deployment. after being unconscious, i hit 3 parked cars and proceeded to roll my car upside down. *nm