What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012231
- Recall date
- 24 July 2012
- Make
- Hyundai
- Models
- Santa Fe
- Model years
- 2007 to 2008
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 34,016
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with an advanced airbag system, the Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS), installed in the right front seat of the vehicle, may misclassify a small stature adult as a child and deactivate the passenger frontal airbag. When the passenger frontal airbag is deactivated, the u201cPASS AIR BAG OFFu201d warning lamp will illuminate. This would cause the right front airbag to not inflate in a crash that merits airbag deployment, and may result in injury to the right front seat occupant. The condition will not affect the driveru2019s frontal airbag deployment. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the PODS system.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2012231.