NHTSA Campaign 11V179000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 11V179000 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 11V179000 with NHTSA on March 15, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V179000, NHTSA lists up to 95,783 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 14, 2006 and August 29, 2007.
The 11V179000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V179000 were scheduled from April 8, 2011, 24 days after the report.
11V179000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 11V179000 covers have filed at least 84 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V179000 vehicles, the 2007 Hyundai Elantra has the most (46).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V179000 ranks 12 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V179000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 11V179000 was 08V533000, reported on October 14, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 ELANTRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 14, 2006, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2007. THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR DETERMINES THE SEAT'S FORE AND AFT POSITION AND ALLOWS THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG TO DEPLOY AT THE PRESSURE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT SEATING POSITION, WITH A LOWER PRESSURE DEPLOYMENT IN THE MOST FORWARD SEATING POSITIONS. THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MAY RECEIVE AN UNSTABLE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FROM THE SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR SUCH THAT, IN A CRASH THAT REQUIRES DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT THE HIGHER PRESSURE THAN INTENDED IF THE SEAT WAS POSITION IN ONE OF THE FORWARD POSITIONS IN WHICH A LOWER PRESSURE DEPLOYMENT IS INTENDED.
- The risk
- A HIGHER PRESSURE DEPLOYMENT THAN INTENDED INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY RESULTING FROM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE 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 100.
Reported March 15, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V179000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V179000, 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