NHTSA Campaign 07V197000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 07V197000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 07V197000 with NHTSA on May 8, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 07V197000, NHTSA lists up to 2,967 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 30, 2004 and November 1, 2006.
The 07V197000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V197000 were scheduled from September 6, 2007, 121 days after the report.
07V197000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2005–2007.
Owners of the model years 07V197000 covers have filed at least 81 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V197000 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Tucson has the most (37).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V197000 ranks 2 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
Besides 07V197000, HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO has 3 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V197000 was 05V527000, reported on November 17, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, STATIC AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TESTING CONDUCTED BY NHTSA USING FIFTH PERCENTILE FEMALE DUMMIES INDICATED THAT A SMALL STATURE ADULT DRIVER NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL OR NEAR FRONTAL CRASH, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY NOT OCCUR.
- 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 WITH ONE THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN INCREASED MARGIN OF COMPLIANCE FOR LOW RISK DEPLOYMENT FOR SMALL STATURE ADULTS WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY WEARING THE SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, AND WILL BE PERFORMED IN TWO MAILINGS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 079.
Reported May 8, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V197000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V197000, 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: May 8, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted