NHTSA Campaign 02V105000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 02V105000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V105000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V105000, NHTSA lists up to 145,355 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1998 and July 23, 2001.
The 02V105000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V105000 were scheduled from May 28, 2002, 49 days after the report.
02V105000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 02V105000 covers have filed at least 100 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V105000 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Sonata has the most (47).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V105000 ranks 10 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V105000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 02V105000 was 01V347000, reported on November 6, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT LEADS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION COULD RESULT FROM MOTION OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS AND SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH MOUNT TO THE ADJUSTABLE SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION ONLY RELATES TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND COULD PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH WHERE SUCH DEPLOYMENT SHOULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A SIDE IMPACT CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL MORE SECURELY FASTEN THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESSES AND CONNECTORS TO THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT CUSHION FRAMES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 28, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Reported April 9, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V105000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V105000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 9, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted