NHTSA Campaign 13V264000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 13V264000 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 13V264000 with NHTSA on June 25, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V264000, NHTSA lists up to 5,200 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 22, 2012 and November 23, 2012.
The 13V264000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V264000 were scheduled from September 13, 2013, 80 days after the report.
13V264000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 13V264000 covers have filed at least 25 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V264000 vehicles, the 2013 Hyundai Azera has the most (18).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V264000 ranks 27 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V264000, Hyundai Motor Company has 7 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 13V264000 was 13V115000, reported on April 1, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Azera vehicles manufactured May 22, 2012, through November 23, 2012. The occupant detection system may fail to properly differentiate whether the front passenger seat occupant is an adult, a child or a child restraint seat.
- The risk
- If the occupant is incorrectly classified, in the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, the airbag may deploy with greater or lesser force than appropriate, resulting in an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the airbag system. The recall beagan on August 13, 2013. Hyundai's recall number is "Campaign 111." Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
Reported June 25, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V264000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V264000, 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: June 25, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted