AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Feb 24, 2004
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR COLLISION. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10061171
1996 Hyundai Elantra Airbags Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Feb 24, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
14%
of 100 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Hyundai Elantra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Jun 6, 2001
AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. VEHICLE WENT UP ON A CURB, CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED BY AIRBAGS/ FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 889904
- Incident
- Jun 5, 2001
Airbags
Filed Feb 8, 2001
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND CROSSING A GREEN LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER COULD NOT AVOID CRASHING INTO IT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 880169
- Incident
- Dec 18, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jul 7, 2000
THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE DEALER'S DAMAGE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 725054
Airbags
Filed Apr 29, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported2 deaths reported
IN THIS ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT WAS RED AND ABOUT TO TURN GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR THAT WAS SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION DID NOT GO. I RAN DIRECTLY IN THE BACK OF A 1998 CHEVY CAVILAR. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WIND SHEILD. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.
- NHTSA ID
- 706090
- Incident
- Apr 18, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 24, 1999
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ELK AT 50 MPH , AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833561
- Incident
- Nov 21, 1998
AirbagsHeating & air conditioningElectrical+2 more
Filed Oct 22, 1998
I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU TO THE MAIN COMPANY IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR BECAUSE I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. I FEEL THAT IT HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE MADE SOME PREPARATION TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMER,ONE WHO HAS AN EXCELLENT PAYING HISTORY. I AM VERY DISSATIFIED WITH THIS PRODUCT AND WOULD LIKE A BETTER AUTOMOBILE, ONE IN WHICH I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND PAYING FOR IN THE REMAINDER YEARS. PLEASE HELP! THANKS, CAROLYN B. THOMAS. NOT AIR BAG COMPLAINT (E.G., SEAT BELT, TRAILER SUSPENSION AIR BAG, ETC.) ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 700032
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 24, 1998
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERS, BUT DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822770
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 1997
Crash reported
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 817222
- Incident
- Aug 15, 1997
Airbags
Filed Sep 25, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE CRASH BUCKLED THE FIRE WALL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 816655
- Incident
- Aug 15, 1997
Airbags
Filed Sep 2, 1997
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 815903
Airbags
Filed Jun 4, 1997
Crash reported
PULLED INTO TURNING LANE WHEN STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 812778
- Incident
- Jun 4, 1997
AirbagsElectricalVisibility
Filed May 2, 1997
OWNER STATED THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE, IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMBEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS FUSE BLOWN OUT, HEATER PROBLEMS AND ELECTRIAL PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811946
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1997
Airbags
Filed Apr 21, 1997
THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT COME ON. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, REPLACED PARTS FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811407
- Incident
- Nov 14, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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