NHTSA Campaign 05V527000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 05V527000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 05V527000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 05V527000, NHTSA lists up to 134 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 10, 2004 and November 5, 2005.
Owner notification letters for 05V527000 were scheduled from December 6, 2006, 384 days after the report.
05V527000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V527000 covers have filed at least 74 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V527000 ranks 11 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
Besides 05V527000, HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO has 3 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V527000 was 05V479000, reported on October 17, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE MAY MISCLASSIFY CERTAIN SMALL CHILDREN SEATED ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE SEAT AS AN ADULT.
- The risk
- THE POSSIBILITY OF MISCLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN SMALL CHILDREN AS AN ADULT MAY ALLOW THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION CRASH OR THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A SIDE COLLISION CRASH; SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE'S OCS WILL PROPERLY CLASSIFY CERTAIN SMALL CHILDREN WHEN SEATED ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE SEAT AND WILL DISABLE THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAGS. DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S OCS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT TO PROVIDE AN INCREASED MARGIN FOR RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN SMALL CHILDREN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO RECALL NO. 074.
Reported November 17, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V527000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V527000, 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 17, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted