NHTSA Campaign 12V352000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 12V352000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 12V352000 with NHTSA on July 24, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V352000, NHTSA lists up to 29,767 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V352000 were scheduled from August 31, 2012, 38 days after the report.
12V352000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 12V352000 covers have filed at least 170 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V352000 vehicles, the 2012 Hyundai Sonata has the most (170).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V352000 ranks 20 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 12V352000, Hyundai Motor Company has 7 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 12V352000 was 10V061000, reported on February 25, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Hyundai Sonata passenger cars, manufactured from January 24, 2012, through June 21, 2012. The curtain side airbags on these vehicles may inflate without deployment command due to an error during manufacturing.
- The risk
- The curtain airbag may inflate without deployment command and increase the risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle. Additionally, an unexpected deployment would be a significant driver distraction and would limit the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai dealers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the curtain side airbags free of charge. This recall began on August 31, 2012. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- Hyundai's recall campaign number is 106.
Reported July 24, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V352000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V352000, 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: July 24, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted