The issue
On certain vehicles, bolts securing the driver's front airbag to the steering wheel may have been insufficiently tightened. This could allow the airbag to become loose or detach from the steering wheel, which could affect airbag deployment and increase the risk of injury in a crash. Correction: Dealers will verify bolt torque.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, les boulons qui fixent le coussin gonflable avant du conducteur au volant pourraient ne pas avoir été assez serrés. Cela pourrait permettre au coussin gonflable de devenir lâche ou de se détacher du volant, ce qui pourrait avoir une incidence sur son déploiement et augmenter les risques de blessures lors d'un accident. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront vérifier le couple de serrage des boulons.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Tucson | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Tucson | 2011 | 124 | 5 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2012 | 255 | 3 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2013 | 266 | 3 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2014 | 202 | 2 |