NHTSA Recall 07V197000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V197000; Date: May. 8, 2007
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 Caribbean-puerto Rico
Affected Units:: 2,967
Recall Summary:
On certain vehicles, static air bag deployment testing conducted by NHTSA using fifth percentile female dummies indicated that a small stature adult driver not wearing a seat belt and involved in a frontal or near frontal crash, the deployment of the driver air bag may not occur.
How to Fix:
Dealers will replace the driver air bag module with one that is designed to provide an increased margin of compliance for low risk deployment for small stature adults who are not properly wearing the seat belts. The recall began on September 6, 2007, and will be performed in two mailings. Owners may contact Hyundai DE puerto rico at 1-800-981-0188.
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: Sep 6, 2007
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