The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·11V179000·Announced 2011-03-15

Hyundai Recalls 2007-2008 Elantra Vehicles Due to Airbag Deployment Risk

Hyundai is recalling 2007-2008 Elantra vehicles because the driver's airbag may deploy at higher than intended pressure, increasing injury risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (airbag) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential injury without confirmed fatalities or hospitalizations.

Plain-English summary

Hyundai Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Elantra vehicles manufactured between July 14, 2006, and August 29, 2007. The recall addresses a defect in the driver's seat track position sensor, which determines the seat's fore and aft position to adjust the driver's frontal airbag deployment pressure.

The airbag control module may receive an unstable electrical signal from the sensor. In a crash requiring driver frontal airbag deployment, if the seat is in one of the forward positions where a lower pressure deployment is intended, the airbag may instead deploy at a higher pressure than intended. This higher pressure deployment increases the risk of injury resulting from the airbag deployment.

Dealers will reprogram the airbag control module free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during April 2011. Owners may contact Hyundai's Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-633-5151 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
HYUNDAI ELANTRA
Brand
HYUNDAI
Manufacturer
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Category
Vehicle — Airbag
Hazard
Affected units
95,783

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • ELANTRA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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