Hyundai Recalls 240,000 Elantra
Sedans Because of Air Bag Dangers
 Hyundai
has recalled 240,000 model years 2004 and 2005 Elantra vehicles
because of a problem that may cause the passenger seat air
bag system to misfire because the car’s computer system
may mistakenly identify the occupant as an adult passenger
instead of a child seat.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said
the result could be that the front or side impact air bags
could fail to operate properly in an accident and cause injury.
The air bag system has “occupant sensors” that
are supposed to detect if the occupant on the passenger front
seat is an adult person or a child carseat. Knowing the difference
allows the air bag system to determine when it is supposed
to go off in an accident and when it isn’t.
According to the federal safety regulators, a total of 240,000
2004 Hyundai Elantra and 2005 Hyundai Elantra vehicles are
affected by the recall.
To make matters worse, some 2005 Hyundai Elantra and Tiburon
vehicles also have faulty ball joint assemblies that are
subject to recall. If this part fails, the driver can lose
steering control of the vehicle completely.
Either defect can be deadly and if it happens to you or
your loved ones, you have a problem. Plain and simple: if
the air bag system in your car can injure or kill the occupant,
or if the steering system has internal metal defects that
can cause you to lose control driving down the highway, and
it was built that way, you may have a lemon car.
Other defects may also exist in the 2004 Hyundai Elantra
and 2005 Hyundai Elantra and 2005 Hyundai Tiburon that can
make it a lemon car.
If you’ve got a lemon Elantra or a lemon Tiburon or
another Hyundai lemon, you may be entitled to a new Hyundai
or your money back. We can help.
Call
us at 1-888-331-6422 or contact us today! |
