NHTSA Campaign 08V533000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 08V533000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 08V533000 with NHTSA on October 14, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V533000, NHTSA lists up to 150,541 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 30, 2000 and December 18, 2001.
The 08V533000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V533000 were scheduled from November 30, 2008, 47 days after the report.
08V533000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 08V533000 covers have filed at least 188 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V533000 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Elantra has the most (118).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V533000 ranks 9 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V533000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 08V533000 was 06V445000, reported on November 22, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2001-2002 ELANTRA VEHICLES. MOVEMENT OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS MOUNTED UNDER EACH FRONT SEAT, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY CONTACT FROM MATERIALS PLACED UNDER THE SEAT, MAY RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE THAT WOULD CAUSE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION ONLY RELATES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTED SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND MAY PREVENT SEAT MOUNTED SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH WHERE SUCH DEPLOYMENT SHOULD OCCUR. NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIR BAGS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER UNDER CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CLIPS AND REVISED SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ATTACHMENTS UNDER THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008, AND WILL BE SENT OUT IN SIX MAILINGS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 088.
Reported October 14, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V533000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V533000, 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: October 14, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted