NHTSA campaign 12V352000 · Hyundai campaign 106

Hyundai Recall 12V-352: Curtain Airbag Uncommanded Deployment

NHTSA recall 12V352000 (Hyundai campaign 106) was reported by Hyundai Motor Company on July 24, 2012, with 29,767 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Sonata for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on August 31, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V352000 (also written 12V-352 or 12V352)
Filed by: Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai campaign number: 106
Report received: July 24, 2012
Potentially affected: 29,767 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Side/Window
Owners notified: August 31, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V352000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Hyundai

Hyundai Sonata
- 2012, 2013

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V352000.

Defect description

Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Hyundai Sonata passenger cars, manufactured from January 24, 2012, through June 21, 2012. The curtain side airbags on these vehicles may inflate without deployment command due to an error during manufacturing.

Safety consequence

The curtain airbag may inflate without deployment command and increase the risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle. Additionally, an unexpected deployment would be a significant driver distraction and would limit the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Hyundai dealers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the curtain side airbags free of charge. This recall began on August 31, 2012. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

Notes

Hyundai's recall campaign number is 106.Customers may contact The National Highway Traffic Safety Vehicle Safety Administrations Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V352000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.