Investigation into Hyundai Elantra airbags continues
09-18-2012, 10:15 AM
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Investigation into Hyundai Elantra airbags continues
After a complaint earlier this year that an airbag inflation caused a man's ear to be severed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now taking a look at 2011 and 2013 Hyundai Elantras.
The agency had already been looking at 2012 models. It's also upgraded the probe to an engineering analysis which is one step closer to a recall.
This investigation is a result of a man's ear being cut in half after a metal bracket broke off when a side airbag was deployed.
Hyundai says the problem appears to be isolated.
The agency had already been looking at 2012 models. It's also upgraded the probe to an engineering analysis which is one step closer to a recall.
This investigation is a result of a man's ear being cut in half after a metal bracket broke off when a side airbag was deployed.
Hyundai says the problem appears to be isolated.
09-18-2012, 08:21 PM
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I DO own an Elantra, and the airbag system is disabled, and I'm not worried. Your grandfather didnt have seatbelts and he wasn't worried either.
09-19-2012, 02:30 AM
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Vehicle: 2000 Elantra
hyundai is always being sued in one way or another for some crash related part
hell my wife hit a tree at 55-65mph dead center of the front of the car (enough to bust the motor mounts) and the bag didnt go off
hell my wife hit a tree at 55-65mph dead center of the front of the car (enough to bust the motor mounts) and the bag didnt go off
09-19-2012, 06:23 PM
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This is where Quality Assurance programs come into play, and they were the first automaker to be ISO whatever certified so they have procedures. Either it's a friday car or the procedure is broken, one.