Passenger air bag related fatalities

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Hyundai vehicles. Closed 5 January 2000.

Investigation
PE99046
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
7 July 1999
Closed
5 January 2000

What NHTSA investigated

Odi is aware of seven fatalities of children (excluding children in rear facing child safety seats)that were caused by the deployment of the front passenger air bags in minor or moderate severity crashes involving model year 1995 through 1997 hyundai accent vehicles.two of the seven fatalities occurred in puerto rico.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis forfurther investigation.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
HyundaiACCENT1995–1997

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.