Is the 2005 HYUNDAI Elantra safe to drive?

The 2005 HYUNDAI Elantra has 1 open safety recall. While the vehicle may still be driven, owners should contact an authorized dealership to schedule free repairs for any outstanding recalls. Some recalls, especially those classified as critical or high severity, may pose significant safety risks.

What is the AIR BAGS recall for the 2005 HYUNDAI Elantra? (Campaign #05V479000)

The airbag system in your vehicle includes a special computer that decides who's sitting in the front seats and whether to deploy the airbag. In some cases, this system might mistakenly identify a child seat as an adult if it's installed after an adult has sat in the right front seat without the seat being empty first. If this happens, the airbag might deploy in a crash and could cause injury to the person sitting in the right front seat, especially a child in a child seat. Your Hyundai dealer will update the computer system so it correctly identifies child seats, and this repair is free of charge. You should schedule the update as soon as possible.

NHTSA Campaign 05V479000 Recall Details

What This Recall Means

Component

AIR BAGS

What Happened

The airbag system in your vehicle includes a special computer that decides who's sitting in the front seats and whether to deploy the airbag. In some cases, this system might mistakenly identify a child seat as an adult if it's installed after an adult has sat in the right front seat without the seat being empty first.

Risk if Unfixed

If this happens, the airbag might deploy in a crash and could cause injury to the person sitting in the right front seat, especially a child in a child seat.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix

Your Hyundai dealer will update the computer system so it correctly identifies child seats, and this repair is free of charge. You should schedule the update as soon as possible.

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #05V479000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

Campaign 05V479000

What This Recall Means

AIR BAGS

How to Get This Fixed

Affected Vehicles

Is YOUR vehicle affected?