NHTSA Campaign 11V143000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 11V143000 covers 3 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 11V143000 with NHTSA on March 15, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V143000, NHTSA lists up to 188,697 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 14, 2006 and November 1, 2008.
The 11V143000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V143000 were scheduled from April 8, 2011, 24 days after the report.
11V143000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 11V143000 covers have filed at least 126 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V143000 vehicles, the 2007 Hyundai Elantra has the most (46).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V143000 ranks 7 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V143000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 11V143000 was 08V533000, reported on October 14, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 ELANTRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 14, 2006, THROUGH NOVEMBER 1, 2008. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATS IN THE VEHICLES CONTAIN A WEIGHT SENSOR DESIGNED TO DEACTIVATE THE RIGHT FRONTAL AIRBAG WHEN OCCUPANTS OF CERTAIN WEIGHTS OCCUPY THE SEAT. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE WEIGHT SENSOR IS LOCATED UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE, BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE CONNECTOR COULD BECOME CONTAMINATED AND MALFUNCTION SUCH THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OCCUPANT.
- The risk
- THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY IN CRASHES IN WHICH IT SHOULD NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT FROM THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTING TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 099.
Reported March 15, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V143000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V143000, 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: March 15, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted