NHTSA Recall 05V450000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V450000; Date: Oct. 4, 2005
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.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe
Component: Air Bag
Manufactured by: Hyundai Motor Company
Affected Units:: 12,000
Recall Summary:
On certain 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.
How to Fix:
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 21, 2005. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
Recall Notes:
Hyundai 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 21, 2005
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