Air Bag Related Problems of the 2016 Hyundai Elantra

Table 1 shows four common air bag related problems of the 2016 Hyundai Elantra. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (five problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Hyundai Elantra


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2016 Hyundai Elantra

The Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while her daughter attempted to adjust the front driver's side seat while the vehicle was turned off, the front driver-side air bag had independently deployed. No warning light illuminated.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Driver's front side airbag did not deploy when car was hit at speed (on the passenger side) in intersection by another vehicle running a red light.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Takata recall the driver side airbags and seat airbags deployed, however they were late and did not deploy until the driver's head had hit the window. The steering wheel never deployed. The car was tboned on the driver's door by a truck going over 20mph.   Read details...


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