NHTSA Campaign 00V332000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Issued by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY · Reported Oct 17, 2000 · 972 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM SIDE AIR BAG SATELLITE SENSORS INSTALLED WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED, CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS TO NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Consequence

NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH WHERE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS INTENDED.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO SATELLITE SENSORS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2001 972

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V332000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.