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2016 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1285008
Internal NHTSA #	10870226
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2016
File date	19/02/16
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On february 19 2019 i was driving a car rental from hertz driving on the freeway in southern ca driving only 25 mph i crashed trying to avoid crashing into car in front of me kept putting on my breaks and the car would not stopped the breaks malfunction i tried to changing lane i still crashed i was going 25 mph the car was totaled bumper was plastic or fiber glass the air bag "exploded" not deployed. The plastic compartment where the airbags is stored, explode plastic became a jagged knife. It punctured a hole on my legs sliced other part of my legs when air bag explode some of the plastic was released and sliced my legs, air bag releases extreme smoke inside the car all you are inhaling is smoke. Air bag i was in and out of consciousness from smoke inhalation i became dehydrated throwing up trapped from the airbag that is pasted against the driver side door. The airbag when it explode becomes a death trapped!!! Instead of saving peoples life the plastic material manufacture the air bag is a plastic material it sticks tightly against the door if you do not have any strength to try to peel off or pull the airbag off the door you become trapped... If the crash does not kill you the smoke inhalation and being trapped by the airbag will! When airbag it explodes the plastic compartment becomes a jagger knife the airbag releases extreme smoke after air bag explodes i was taken to emergency room i was given a technic shot behind airbag and plastic explode. When i got out the emergency room three days later i went to the tow place to take a look at the car and took video pictures and took pictures of the airbag jagged plastic that caused my injury.. Car rental is just worried about there car not me i almost died
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	25
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DALY CITY, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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