39 complaints reported

2010 Hyundai Elantra Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
39
Crashes
20
Fires
0
Injuries
18

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2014 Crash

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, I WAS REAR ENDED AND ALSO I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2014
Sep 2014 Crash

THE HYUNDAI WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR. THE ACCIDENT WAS BAD AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE STATE TROOPER INVOLVED STATED HE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2014
Nov 2013

JUST WANT TO INDICATE THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING IT WAS BROKEN. WHEN ASKED ABOUT WARRANTY THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I HEAR THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN FOR AIR BAG ISSUES AND THE NHTSA IS CONSIDERING INCLUDING THE TOURING MODEL IN THE RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF AFFECTED CARS WITH AN AIR BAG ISSUE! *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2012
Oct 2013 Crash Injury

CPSC: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HUSBAND PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL, DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CROSSED THE ONCOMING LANE, HIT A LARGE CABLE BOX, THEN HIT A TREE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE VEHICLE OVER TURNED. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. HYUNDAI INVESTIGATED THE MATTER, AND DETERMINED THE AIR BAGS PERFORMED AS DESIGNED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2013
Aug 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIFTING AT ABOUT 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER REPORTED A CRASH BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUFFER ANY BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2013
Oct 2012 Crash Injury

2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS COLLIDED WITH SUV\TRUCK AT APPROX 60 MPH AT RIGHT FRONT BUMPER AREA - SUV\TRUCK MOVED LEFT STRIKING ELANTRA IN RIGHT FRONT BUMPER THEN CENTER OF BUMPER AS RADIATOR WAS CRUSHED, BENT ELANTRA'S FRONT FRAME BOTH FRONT SIDES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT ABOUT 45 DEGREE ANGLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FROM VISUAL INSPECTION, BODY SHOP SAID THAT FRONT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WORKED. ELANTRA WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2012
Aug 2012 Crash Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL CRASHING. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED AS A RESULT. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF (CASE NUMBER: 4964343). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2012
Apr 2012 Crash Injury

TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 35 MPH, VEHICLE T BONED MY CAR IN THE DRIVERS CENTER POST AND BOTH DOORS. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. 2 WITH INJURIES. OVER $6000 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2011
Mar 2012 Crash Injury

ONE CAR ROLLOVER CRASH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AN ESTIMATED SEVEN TIMES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE SIDES AND MOST OF THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED AS WELL. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT BIT SUFFERS FROM SEVERE WHIPLASH. LACERATIONS AND BROKEN LEFT WRIST. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. THE SENSORS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2012
Oct 2011 Crash Injury

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LEFT LEG. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE NECK AND THE PASSENGER HAD INJURES . THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2011
Oct 2010 Crash Injury

2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.... GOING HOME FROM WORK ON 9/16/10 AT 4:30 PM A DRUNK DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, THE SEAT BELT SAVED MY LIFE BUT NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2010
Jul 2010

AFTER ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT FROM A 30 MILE PER HOUR STREET WITH A BRAND NEW CAR OF LESS THAN 48 HOURS, TURNED AND JAMMED THE BRAKES. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION, SO SCRATCH ON THE CAR AND NOTHING HIT EITHER UNDER OR ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2010
Jul 2010

AFTER ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT FROM A 30 MILE PER HOUR STREET WITH A BRAND NEW CAR OF LESS THAN 48 HOURS, TURNED AND JAMMED THE BRAKES. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION, SO SCRATCH ON THE CAR AND NOTHING HIT EITHER UNDER OR ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2010
Apr 2010 Crash Injury

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. MY DAUGHTER WAS OPERATING A HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. (APPROX SPEED 35) HER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE SEATBELTS SAVED HER. HER CHEST IS EXTREMELY BRUISED FROM THE IMPACT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2010

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The 2010 Hyundai Elantra has 39 Air Bags complaints on file. 20 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.