2005 Hyundai Elantra Airbags Problems
NHTSA has 71 owner complaints about airbag problems in the 2005 Hyundai Elantra, 52% of all 137 complaints for this model year. That is #4 highest airbag complaint count among 21 Elantra model years. These complaints report 23 crashes and 20 injuries. Median mileage at failure: 35,500 miles.
- Airbags complaints
- 71
- 52% of 137
- Crashes reported
- 23
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 20
- Median mileage
- 35,500 mi
- Related recalls
- 2
When 2005 Hyundai Elantra airbag complaints were filed
First complaint Feb 14, 2005, latest Nov 3, 2024.
Airbags recalls for the 2005 Hyundai Elantra
- NHTSA 05V479000Oct 17, 2005Airbags2,105 vehicles
Air bags
Certain vehicles equipped with an advanced air bag system. The occupant classification system (ocs) installed in the right front seat of the vehicle may misclassify a child restraint seat (crs) as an adult. This may occur if the crs is installed after an adult has been seated in the right front seat. If there has not been a 'key on' ' key off' cycle with the right front passenger seat empty prior to installation of the crs.
Risk: The possibility of misclassification of a crs as an adult may allow the right front airbag or side impact airbag to deploy in a crash and could result in injury to the right front occupant.
Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the vehicle's ocs electronic control unit (ecu) to remove the feature that may cause the crs to be recognized as an adult. The recall began on november 15, 2005. Owners may contact hyundai of puerto rico at 1-800-981-0188.
- NHTSA 05V395000Sep 12, 2005Airbags231,160 vehicles
Air bags
Certain vehicles equipped with an advanced air bag system. The occupant classification system (ocs) installed in the right front seat of the vehicle may misclassify a child restraint seat (crs) as an adult. This may occur if the crs is installed after an adult has been seated in the right front seat. If there has not been a 'key on' ' key off' cycle with the right front passenger seat empty prior to installation of the crs.
Risk: The possibility of misclassification of a crs as an adult may allow the right front airbag or side impact airbag to deploy in a crash and could result in injury to the right front occupant.
Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the vehicle's ocs electronic control unit (ecu) to remove the feature that may cause the crs to be recognized as an adult. The recall began on october 31, 2005. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
Airbags complaints by Elantra model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2005 Hyundai Elantra have airbag problems?
- NHTSA has 71 owner complaints about the airbag in the 2005 Hyundai Elantra, 52% of all complaints for this model year, including 23 that report a crash. Median mileage at failure is 35,500 miles.
- Which Hyundai Elantra year has the most airbag complaints?
- The 2013 Hyundai Elantra has the most airbag complaints (168), compared with 71 for the 2005.
- Is there a airbag recall for the 2005 Hyundai Elantra?
- Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for the 2005 Hyundai Elantra concern the airbag: 05V479000 and 05V395000.