Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
PASSENGER AIR BAG RELATED FATALITIES
Action number
PE99046
Opened
Jul 7, 1999
Closed
Jan 5, 2000
Outcome
Closed without recall
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
What NHTSA is examining
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 under investigation
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.