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 - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V445000 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/30/2004 to 11/01/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 128300 | 01/29/2007 | OVSC | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 11/22/2006 | 11/27/2006 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles, during static air bag deployment testing conducted by nhtsa 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 nhtsa test. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai recall no. 079.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 07V197000 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO | from 07/30/2004 to 11/01/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 2967 | 09/06/2007 | OVSC | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 05/08/2007 | 05/08/2007 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | On certain vehicles, static air bag deployment testing conducted by nhtsa 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai recall no. 079.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 11/06/2012 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Air bag system totally disabled. faulty sensor in seatbelt causes total shutdown of all airbags. dealer refuses to fix 45 days beyond warranty. dealer wanted to charge for repair when problem identified 3 months ago while in warranty. *tr | |||
| 11/06/2012 | 45000 | ||
| Air bag system totally disabled. faulty sensor in seatbelt causes total shutdown of all airbags. dealer refuses to fix 45 days beyound warranty. dealer wanted to charge for repair when problem identifed 3 months ago while in warranty. | |||
| 09/18/2007 | 36000 | 1 | 07/08/2005 |
| Struck the vehicle ahead of me at approximately 45 mph in the rear, completely crushing the front my vehicle. none of the air bags deployed! sustained bruises to chest from seat belt, stiff and sore neck and back. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/17/2009 | 1 | 09/01/2006 | |
| 2007 hyundai tuscon. consumer states airbag system failure. *tgw the consumer stated she suffered a medical emergency. she rear ended the first vehicle, crashed into the side of another which then set off a chain reaction. the consumer believed the drivers side air bag should have deployed. four months after she purchased the vehicle, she received a recall notice in the mail regarding the air bag inflator module. the recall was performed at the dealership where the vehicle was purchased. since the accident, the consumer questioned whether the air bag inflator module was replaced with an equally defective part or was it replaced at all. *jb | |||
| 11/19/2008 | 48000 | 1 | |
| I was in a headon collision in my 2007 hyundai tucson. the airbags sis not deploy and i ended up getting hit with the steering wheel to my chest. the other vehicle involved airbags deployed. the front of my vehicle was greatly damaged. my concern it that the airbags did not deploy. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 04/17/2009 | 1 | 09/01/2006 | |
| 2007 hyundai tuscon. consumer states airbag system failure. *tgw the consumer stated she suffered a medical emergency. she rear ended the first vehicle, crashed into the side of another which then set off a chain reaction. the consumer believed the drivers side air bag should have deployed. four months after she purchased the vehicle, she received a recall notice in the mail regarding the air bag inflator module. the recall was performed at the dealership where the vehicle was purchased. since the accident, the consumer questioned whether the air bag inflator module was replaced with an equally defective part or was it replaced at all. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 03/14/2008 | 17500 | 1 | 09/15/2007 |
| I was hit on the driver side of my 2007 hyundai tucson at about 25-30mph. my vehicle was totaled and the driver side curtain airbag failed to deploy. *tr | |||