2017
This problem appears in the reviewed records for this model year.
See the year recordReported years
Airbags owner reports: Hyundai Elantra years in the records
Owner reports are bound to model year 2017. A year on this list does not mean every car has the problem.
Years we reviewed
What to inspect
- 1Ask the inspector to test the named system and note any warning lights, noises, leaks, or stored codes.
Sources and limits
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONTAL/UNDERCARRIAGE ACCIDENT AFTER BEING RUN OFF THE INTERSTATE BY AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH UPON IMPACT WITH A LARGE DRAIN GRATE IN A POTHOLE. IMPACT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT. VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. NO MAJOR INJURIES OCCURRED, ONLY MINOR BRUISING AND BURNS AS A RESULT OF SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER AND TWO CHILDREN WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE UPON IMPACT, ALL PROPERLY RESTRAINED BY SEAT BELTS. POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND FIRE WERE DISPATCHED AS WELL. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 95 S, IN SAVANNAH, GA.”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I was currently in an accident and my airbags did not deploy. My safety was at risk because I am pregnant. The vehicle was inspected by insurance representatives or body shop. No warning or other symptoms of problems prior to failure”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I was driving down the street, and the air bags deployed in their own. I was injured.”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I hit a bus and totaled my car and none of my airbags deployed which seems suspicious.”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I got into a car accident on August 29, 2021. My driver side aid bag never deployed and I found out there was a recall 2 years before I bought the car from the dealership in 2019. I ended up getting stitches on my eyebrow, and my nose needed some but it was to late by the time I received medical attention so they gave me strips and my lip was split open. I have pictures of my car and my face and the side airbags went off but not the steering wheel”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I WAS DRIVING AND WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE, HITTING ME IN THE HEAD AND TRAPPING ME AGAINST THE WINDOW. I HAVE A RESULTANT SHOULDER INJURY THAT MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH APPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT.”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“TAKATA RECALL- VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT WHEN HIT FROM DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEE PICTURES. STATE POLICE SUSPECT THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE TRIGGERED DURING THE COLLISION WHEN IT WAS EXPECTED THEY WOULD DO SO UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.”
Source recordEvidence: Limited confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.”