Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V352000 | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC | V (Vehicle) | 29707 | 08/31/2012 | MFR | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 07/24/2012 | 07/25/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 hyundai sonata passenger cars, manufactured from january 24, 2012, through june 21, 2012. the curtain side airbags on these vehicles may inflate without deployment command due to an error during manufacturing. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The curtain airbag may inflate without deployment command and increase the risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle. additionally, an unexpected deployment would be a significant driver distraction and would limit the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Hyundai dealers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the curtain side airbags free of charge. this recall began on august 31, 2012. owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai's recall campaign number is 106.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety vehicle safety administrations hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 2600 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was parked in parking lot when we came out the driver side curtain air bag (front and back) had deployed....inspected for damage in parking lot and there was none found in other words nobody hit vehicle....took vehicle to dealer in columbia missouri, joe machens hyundai, and they indicated they had never seen anything like this and were contacting hyundai usa for information...they ran computer codes on vehicle everything was fine...also checked for damage to vehicle and none found...major concern is that if this happened while driving this could have been a serious problem...could this be a major a problem with 2012 sonatas?? *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 2600 | ||
| Vehicle was parked in parking lot when we came out the driver side curtain air bag (front and back) had deployed....inspected for damage in parking lot and there was none found in other words nobody hit vehicle....took vehicle to dealer in columbia missouri, joe machens hyundai, and they indicated they had never seen anything like this and were contacting hyundai usa for information...they ran computer codes on vehicle everything was fine...also checked for damage to vehicle and none found...major concern is that if this happened while driving this could have been a serious problem...could this be a major a problem with 2012 sonatas?? | |||