Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 2003

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081742 Incident Date: Sep, 03 2006
Consumer's City: BARRINGTON Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHCF35C83U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 03 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In a frontal impact at approx. 35 mph our air bags did not deploy in our 2003 hyundai accent 2dr hatchback. the car was totaled, my husband and i both went to the hospital afterwards with severe bruising and swelling. we still have back pains and stomach pains from the impact. the insurance co. is still investigating the fault, but don't seem concerned about the air bag failure. i contacted hyundai usa and they've sent me a package so they can learn about and investigate the issue. *nm