2005 Hyundai Santa FE recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
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.
🔧 The 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.
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V450000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 074
- Manufacturer
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 12,000
- Component
- AIR BAGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-633-5151
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 21, 2005
- Built
- Aug 10, 2004 – Nov 5, 2004
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- 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.