Hyundai Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive
Hyundai Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 25, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 199,118. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from April 19, 2006, through July 7, 2008. The occupant classification system (OCS) may need recalibration to accurately detect small statured adults.
The risk
Improper classification or detection may cause the front passenger airbag not to deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the classification software free of charge. The safety recall began on September 7, 2012. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Hyundai Santa FE | 359 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 2008 Hyundai Santa FE | 541 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 2007 Hyundai Santa FE | 684 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V354000.
Full record for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →