Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121392 Incident Date: Jun, 20 2007
Consumer's City: HASTINGS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Seat belts:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45D41U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 hyundai elantra. while driving 50 mph, the contact was forced off the road and crashed into a steel pipe. the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts failed to properly restrain. the driver sustained crack ribs and bruises to the chest. as of october 1, 2007, the dealer and manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 62,000. state of michigan traffic report and photos of the defect. updated 10/22/07 *tr