NHTSA Campaign 15V218000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 15V218000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 15V218000 with NHTSA on April 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V218000, NHTSA lists up to 2,580 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 15, 2014 and February 10, 2015.
The 15V218000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V218000 were scheduled from June 4, 2015, 52 days after the report.
15V218000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V218000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V218000 ranks 129 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 15V218000, Hyundai Motor America has 17 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015 Accent vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to February 10, 2015. In very cold temperatures, the occupant detection system (ODS) may not be able to determine if a child restraint seat is in the front passenger seat.
- The risk
- If the ODS fails to detect that the seat is occupied by a child restraint seat, the front air bag will not be deactivated and, in the event of a crash necessitating front air bag deployment, the air bag deployment could cause increased risk of injury to the occupant in the child restraint seat.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will correct ODS software, free of charge. The recall began on June 4, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 129.
Reported April 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V218000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V218000, 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: April 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted