NHTSA Recall 06V445000
NHTSA Campaign Id 06V445000; Date: Nov. 22, 2006
This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Hyundai Tucson; 2006 Hyundai Tucson; 2007 Hyundai Tucson
Component: Air Bags:frontal:driver Side Inflator Module
Manufactured by: Hyundai Motor Company
Affected Units:: 128,300
Recall Summary:
On certain sport utility vehicles, during static air bag deployment testing conducted by NHTSA using fifth percentile female dummies indicated if a small statured adult driver, not wearing a seat belt, is involved in a frontal or near frontal crash, deployment of the driver air bag may result in an insufficient margin of compliance as measured by the test dummy used in the NHTSA test.
How to Fix:
Dealers will replace the driver air bag module. The recall began on January 29, 2007, and will be conducted through six mailings. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
Recall Notes:
Hyundai recall no. 079. 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: Jan 29, 2007
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