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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V472000 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | from 12/26/2006 to 03/21/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 205233 | 05/28/2012 | MFR | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 09/09/2011 | 09/13/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 hyundai veracruz vehicles manufactured from december 26, 2006, through march 21, 2008, and model year 2007-2008 hyundai santa fe vehicles manufactured from april 19, 2006 through march 20, 2008. the clock spring contact assembly for the driver's air bag supplemental restraint system (srs) may become damaged through usage over time. the driver's air bag electrical circuit will experience a high resistance condition, potentially causing the driver's air bag to not deploy. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the clock spring develops high resistance, in the event of a crash, the drivers air bag will not deploy and will not be able to properly protect the driver, increasing the risk of injuries. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Hyundai dealers will replace the vehicle's driver's air bag clock spring contact assembly free of charge. the safety recall began in november 2011. owners may contact hyundai customer connect center at 1-800-633-5151. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai's safety recall campaign number is 103,owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety 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 | |||
| 09/05/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai veracruz. the contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel intermittently. the dealer advised that the clock springs needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and told the contact that there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v472000 (air bags:frontal), but the vin was not included. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 09/05/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 hyundai veracruz. the contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel intermittently. the dealer advised that the clock springs needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and told the contact that there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v472000 (air bags:frontal), but the vin was not included. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/05/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 hyundai veracruz. the contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel of the vehicle. the dealer that the clock springs needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and told the contact that there was a nhtsa campaign id number: 11v472000 (air bags:frontal) recall, but the vin was not associated. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. the vin was unavailable. nw | |||
| 04/25/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai veracruz. the contact stated that the air bag warning lights were constantly illuminated and the ignition switch failed. the vehicle was continuously taken to the dealer for the air bag light to be repaired. the dealer informed her there was a spill in the console that affected the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired for either failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 11/05/2010 | 62000 | ||
| Hard air bag fault light on. no impact. | |||
| 08/20/2008 | 7036 | ||
| Airbag warning light came on the 1st time on 20 aug 2008 and continued 4 more times to 20 dec 2010. all airbag warning lights were reset by dealer. i wonder how many owners have to go to dealer to fix this problem. | |||