NHTSA Campaign 05V395000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 05V395000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V395000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V395000, NHTSA lists up to 231,160 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 12, 2003 and September 30, 2005.
The 05V395000 report reached NHTSA 1 month before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 05V395000 were scheduled from October 31, 2005, 49 days after the report.
05V395000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V395000 covers have filed at least 185 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V395000 vehicles, the 2004 Hyundai Elantra has the most (114).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V395000 ranks 5 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V395000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V395000 was 03V321000, reported on August 26, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE MAY MISCLASSIFY A CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT (CRS) AS AN ADULT. THIS MAY OCCUR IF THE CRS IS INSTALLED AFTER AN ADULT HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN A 'KEY ON' ' KEY OFF' CYCLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EMPTY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE CRS.
- The risk
- THE POSSIBILITY OF MISCLASSIFICATION OF A CRS AS AN ADULT MAY ALLOW THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S OCS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO REMOVE THE FEATURE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CRS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ADULT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 073.
Reported September 12, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V395000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V395000, 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: September 12, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted