NHTSA Campaign 02V290000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V290000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V290000 with NHTSA on November 5, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V290000, NHTSA lists up to 7,382 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 10, 2001 and March 14, 2002.
The 02V290000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V290000 were scheduled from March 24, 2003, 139 days after the report.
02V290000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 02V290000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V290000 ranks 30 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V290000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 1 other recall on the seat belts on this site; the one before 02V290000 was 01V345000, reported on November 6, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD BE DAMAGED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM.
- The risk
- DAMAGED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT WARNING LAMP OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AIR BAG WIRING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIR BAG FUSE (CAVITY NUMBER 5) TO OPEN, PREVENTING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. NONDEPLOYMENT OF AN SRS AIR BAG IN A CRASH WHERE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS WARRANTED COULD INCREASE THE RISK OR SEVERITY OF INJURY IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE, IF NECESSARY, AND WILL PLACE A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM OCCURRING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 24, 2003. 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.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 056.
Reported November 5, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V290000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V290000, 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: November 5, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted