2005–2007 Hyundai Tucson recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
This CAN cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions.
🔧 The 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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V197000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 079
- Manufacturer
- HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
- Vehicles affected
- 2,967
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-981-0188
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 6, 2007
- Built
- Jul 30, 2004 – Nov 1, 2006
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- 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.