Vehicle recall 05V527000 · November 17, 2005
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe
On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an occupant classification system (ocs) the right front seat of the vehicle may misclassify certain small children seated on the…
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- Summary
- On certain sport utility 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.
- Consequence
- 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.
- Remedy
- 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 6, 2005. Owners may contact Hyundai of puerto rico at 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- Hyundai of puerto rico 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V527000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 17, 2005
- Filed by
- HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
- Manufacturer campaign
- 074
- Owner notification
- December 6, 2006
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 134
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Hyundai Santa Fe (2005): 2005
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