Tl* the contact owned a 2006 hyundai tucson. While driving approximately 5 MPH, a second vehicle crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The front end of the vehicle sustained severe damage. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver sustained head, neck, back, and shoulder injuries. The front passenger sustained injuries to the head injury, neck, and back. Medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,000.
2006 Hyundai Tucson: airbags did not deploy in a crash
5 of the 135 complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 85,000
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Driving in a winter storm and hit ice and then went through a wooden fence and the air bags did not go off. I hit my head and the seat belt left a bruise.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The contact stated was driving 35 MPH and crashed into the rear bumper of a preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the mouth and knee. The front passenger was thrown from the vehicle and through the front windshield, sustaining injuries to the eyes. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the air bag failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
I rear ended a pickup truck and my air bags did not deploy nor did my seatbelt re track causing head injury by hitting the windshield and jaw injury by hitting the steering wheel.
I was involved in an accident which I was hit on the drivers side. The side air bags did not deploy. The air bags is way I brought this vehicle.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- On certain vehicles, static air bag deployment testing conducted by the federal safety agency using fifth percentile female dummies indicated that a small stature adult driver not wearing a seat belt and involved in a frontal or near frontal crash, the deployment of the driver air bag may not occur.
- Risk
- This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the driver air bag module with one that is designed to provide an increased margin of compliance for low risk deployment for small stature adults who are not properly wearing the seat belts. The recall began on september 6, 2007, and will be performed in two mailings. Owners may contact hyundai de puerto rico at 1‑800‑981‑0188.
Recall number 07V197000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- On certain sport utility vehicles, during static air bag deployment testing conducted by the federal safety agency using fifth percentile female dummies indicated if a small statured adult driver, not wearing a seat belt, is involved in a frontal or near frontal crash, deployment of the driver air bag may result in an insufficient margin of compliance as measured by the test dummy used in the federal safety agency test.
- Risk
- This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the driver air bag module. The recall began on january 29, 2007, and will be conducted through six mailings. Owners may contact hyundai at 1‑800‑633‑5151.
Recall number 06V445000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson?
5 of 135 owner complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson?
There are 2 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson
Stalling 18Airbag light 16Check engine light 6Hesitation 5Won't start 5
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