NHTSA Campaign 06V445000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 06V445000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V445000 with NHTSA on November 22, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 06V445000, NHTSA lists up to 128,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 30, 2004 and November 1, 2006.
The 06V445000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V445000 were scheduled from January 29, 2007, 68 days after the report.
06V445000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2005–2007.
Owners of the model years 06V445000 covers have filed at least 81 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V445000 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Tucson has the most (37).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V445000 ranks 11 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 06V445000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V445000 was 05V450000, reported on October 4, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DURING STATIC AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TESTING CONDUCTED BY NHTSA USING FIFTH PERCENTILE FEMALE DUMMIES INDICATED IF A SMALL STATURED ADULT DRIVER, NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, IS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL OR NEAR FRONTAL CRASH, DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY RESULT IN AN INSUFFICIENT MARGIN OF COMPLIANCE AS MEASURED BY THE TEST DUMMY USED IN THE NHTSA TEST.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER UNDER CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 29, 2007, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH SIX MAILINGS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 079.
Reported November 22, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V445000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V445000, 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 22, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted