Recall Detail

HYUNDAI / SONATA / 2002

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 694 Vehicale/Equipment Name: HYUNDAI
Recalled Component Id: 000014944000204008000000260 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: SONATA Model Year: 2002
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V145000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Manufacturer That Filed Report: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 04 2001 End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 07 2002
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 43162
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 08 2002 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Hyundai Motor America Report Received Date: May, 24 2002
Record Creation date : Jun, 03 2002 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles, the supplemental restraint system (srs) side impact air bag satellite sensors may be too sensitive to some lateral accelerations that are not caused by side impacts to the vehicle, such as forcefully slamming a door closed. Consequence Summary: Inadvertent deployment of a srs side impact air bag when a side impact crash has not occurred could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the side impact air bag satellite sensors. owner notification began july 8, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Recall Notes: Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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