NHTSA Campaign 03V321000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 03V321000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V321000 with NHTSA on August 26, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V321000, NHTSA lists up to 49 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 5, 2002 and January 9, 2002.
The 03V321000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V321000 were scheduled from October 13, 2003, 48 days after the report.
03V321000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V321000 covers have filed at least 71 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V321000 ranks 43 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V321000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 03V321000 was 02V145000, reported on May 24, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS MOUNTED BENEATH THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL'S PADDED SURFACE. TEAR LINES ARE FORMED INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL'S PADDED SURFACE DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP PAD. THESE TEAR LINES ALLOW A PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SURFACE TO FOLD UPWARD IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYS.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER.
- The fix
- HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 13, 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 OF AMERICA AT 1-800-633-5151, OR IF THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO, HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 063.
Reported August 26, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V321000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V321000, 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 26, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted