2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Recall 62045 Details
 

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NHTSA Campaign #:	05V527000
Manufacturer Campaign #:	074
Make:	Hyundai
Model:	Santa fe
Year:	2005
Component:	Air bags:frontal
Manufacturers Involved:	Hyundai caribbean-puerto rico
Begin Date Of Manufacturing:	08/10/2004
End Date Of Manufacturing:	11/05/2005
Recall Type:	V
Potential Number Of Units Affected:	134
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	12/06/2006
Recall Initiator:	Ovsc
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	Hyundai motor company
Date Report Received By ODI:	11/17/2005
Date Added To File:	11/17/2005
Regulation Part #:	571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #:	208
Defect Summary:	On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an occupant classification system (ocs) the right front seat of the vehicle may misclassify certain small children seated on the front edge of the seat as an adult.
Consequence Summary:	The possibility of misclassification of certain small children as an adult may allow the right front airbag to deploy in a frontal collision crash or the side impact airbag to deploy in a side collision crash; severe injury or death could occur.
Corrective Action:	Dealers will ensure that the vehicle¿s ocs will properly classify certain small children when seated on the front edge of the seat and will disable the right front airbags. dealers will reprogram the vehicle¿s ocs electronic control unit to provide an increased margin for recognition of certain small children. the recall began on december 6, 2005. owners may contact hyundai of puerto rico at 1-800-981-0188.
Further Notes:	Hyundai of puerto rico recall no. 074.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration¿s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

2005 Hyundai Santa fe Air bags:frontal Recall