NHTSA Campaign 03V322000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 03V322000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V322000 with NHTSA on August 26, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V322000, NHTSA lists up to 75 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 12, 2003 and August 11, 2003.
Owner notification letters for 03V322000 were scheduled from August 12, 2003.
03V322000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 03V322000 covers have filed at least 114 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V322000 ranks 42 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V322000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 03V322000 was 02V145000, reported on May 24, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED OR IS OCCUPIED BY SOMEONE LIGHTER THAN 56.4 POUNDS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IF A CRASH OCCURS. HOWEVER, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR MAY INCORRECTLY INTERPRET THAT A SEATED ADULT IS AN INFANT SEAT AND DEACTIVATE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF SOMEONE HEAVIER THAN 56.4 POUNDS WHO IS SEATED WITH ONE LEG RESTING ON THE OUTBOARD OR INBOARD EDGE OF THE SEAT; WITH LEGS SPREAD; OR POSITIONED OFF-CENTER TOWARD THE CENTER CONSOLE AND WITH HIS OR HER ARM LEANING ON THE CONSOLE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER.
- The fix
- THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR WILL BE REPROGRAMMED.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALLNO. 062. ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE DELIVERED TO ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR AND WILL NOT BE PLACED IN SERVICE UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR WORK IS COMPLETE. CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN IS NOT NECESSARY.
Reported August 26, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V322000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V322000, 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