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2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1403404
Internal NHTSA #	11019872
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2008
File date	16/08/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	A few days ago after starting the ignition on the computer performed its normal check, however, the air bag light remained continuously on. This continues to stay on each time i turn on the car. The airbag light does not blink, it remains constantly on. Passenger airbag light works according to the light above the radio; it indicates "off" when no one is sitting in the passenger seat and the light turns off when someone sits down. The horn does work, however the buttons on the steering wheel do not work. The buttons on the steering wheel began to not work prior to the airbag light coming on. There is a recall for the clock spring contact assembly under nhtsa campaign number: 11v472000. This recall only includes santa fe's manufactured up to march 20th, 2008. My santa fe was manufactured after on april 24th, 2008. Requesting investigation to extend this recall due to there are multiple complaints regarding this malfunction on the clock spring for the santa fe on vehicles made after the date of march 20th, 2008. Multiple complaints regarding this are found on the nhtsa website with this same malfunction for vehicles after the date of the recall.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SYRACUSE, UT
VIN pattern	5NMSG73D98HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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