Hyundai Corp is recalling 190000 Elantra sedans from model years 2007 to 2009 due to the possibility that a passenger side airbag may malfunction. A sensor in the cars center console detects the weight of a passenger. If the passenger is a certain weight the sensor will disable the passenger-side airbag. A faulty sensor may cause the airbag to deploy without regard to the passengers weight. The affected vehicles were made from July 2006 to Nov. 2008. Affected owners can contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 in regards to recall #100.
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While recalls are seemingly an unfortunate reality when it comes to modern cars its also unfortunate that such issues may get past the safety testing of an auto manufacturer. In the event that such an issue may contribute to an injury or an accident resulting in injury a product manufacturer could bear liability for such an accident. Consequently car owners are encouraged to keep abreast of any recalls that may affect their particular vehicles in order to mitigate any opportunity for an accident to occur because of a faulty part in the car itself.
– Texas Product Liability Attorney Michael Grossman
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