| Issue ID | 613533 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10176934 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 05/11/06 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* - the contact stated that air bag light didn't always turn on when someone sat on the passenger's side of the vehicle. The most common passenger weighed 120 lbs, and the failure occurred about 50% of the time. If this light was on at the beginning of a trip it usually stayed on for the duration of the trip. The contact said that he noticed this problem on 11/1/2006 ,and he took vehicle to the dealership on december 1, 2006. The service department informed him that they had to order a seat sensor for vehicle. The dealership gave him a loaner vehicle, 2006 or 2007 hyundai santa fe, and he noticed that the sensor light had the same failure as his sonata. The contact did take the santa fe back to the dealership, who gave him another vehicle. The second loaner vehicle was a 2007 sonata, and he noticed the same failure. The contact stated that the dealershiphad other complaints about this same failure. The dealership called him on 12/26/06 to inform him that ordered part was in, and the vehicle could be brought in for repair. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4000 |
| Number of Occurences | 30 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | ANN ARBOR, MI |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEU46F76HXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 21/08/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | ANN ARBOR AUTOMOTIVE |
| Dealer's telephone number | 734-663-7770 |
| Dealer's city | ANN ARBOR |
| Dealer's state code | MI |
| Dealer's ZIP code |