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2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 2256395 · 2026-10-13

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
18,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle hydroplaned, causing the driver to lose steering control, and the vehicle struck a concrete median wall. The frontal structure suffered severe damage, destroying the vehicle; however, the air bags failed to deploy. The driver was transported to the hospital via emergency medical services with back and neck injuries, including a fractured cervical spine. A police report was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was towed. The cause of the air bag non-deployment failure was not determined. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified of the incident. The contact also stated that the air bags failed to deploy during a prior crash into a tree stump. The failure mileage was 18,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11770834
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown