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2008 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	741167
Internal NHTSA #	10285803
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2008
File date	10/03/09
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that he took his vehicle to the dealer for inspection because he received recall notice # 08v161000 (air bags). Upon inspection the technician did not make repairs, because he could not identify a failure. However after inspection he noticed that the passenger front air bag sensors misclassified an adult as a child. As a consequence in a situation that warrants, the air bags may fail to deploy. The dealer was recontacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 8000. The current mileage was 10,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	8000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	APPLEFALL HEIGHTS, MD
VIN pattern	5NPET46C78HXXXXXX
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
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
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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 SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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