NHTSA Campaign 02V145000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 02V145000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V145000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V145000, NHTSA lists up to 43,162 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 4, 2001 and February 7, 2002.
The 02V145000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V145000 were scheduled from July 8, 2002, 45 days after the report.
02V145000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 02V145000 covers have filed at least 51 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V145000 ranks 20 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V145000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 02V145000 was 02V105000, reported on April 9, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SATELLITE SENSORS MAY BE TOO SENSITIVE TO SOME LATERAL ACCELERATIONS THAT ARE NOT CAUSED BY SIDE IMPACTS TO THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS FORCEFULLY SLAMMING A DOOR CLOSED.
- The risk
- INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF A SRS SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WHEN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH HAS NOT OCCURRED COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SATELLITE SENSORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 8, 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 May 24, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V145000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V145000, 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: May 24, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted