NHTSA Campaign 03V290000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V290000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 03V290000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V290000, NHTSA lists up to 36 potentially affected vehicles.
The 03V290000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V290000 were scheduled from September 23, 2003, 49 days after the report.
03V290000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V290000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V290000 ranks 15 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD BE DAMAGED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM. 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. 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.
- The risk
- 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 SEPTEMBER 23, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-899-981-0188.
Reported August 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V290000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V290000, 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: August 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted