NHTSA Campaign 10V007000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 10V007000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 10V007000 with NHTSA on January 8, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V007000, NHTSA lists up to 80 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 27, 2005 and October 1, 2008.
The 10V007000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V007000 were scheduled from February 8, 2010, 31 days after the report.
10V007000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2006–2009.
Owners of the model years 10V007000 covers have filed at least 117 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V007000 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Azera has the most (57).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V007000 ranks 13 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
Besides 10V007000, HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO has 3 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 10V007000 was 07V197000, reported on May 8, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2009 AZERA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2008. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE AFTER REPEATED USE OF THE SEAT BELT. IF THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR WIRING BECOMES DAMAGED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
- The risk
- THE SEAT OCCUPANT IS AT AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY SHOULD THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED.
- The fix
- HYUNDAI WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT AND INSTALL A NEW SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CLIP, IF NECESSARY, AND REROUTE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR WIRING AND SECURE THE WIRING WITH A NEW HARNESS CLIP. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 8, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO 1-787-999-3333.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL NO. 094.
Reported January 8, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V007000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V007000, 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: January 8, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted