Hyundai recalls more than 220,000 vehicles

Is this the first time that HMC is affected with a quality issue requiring a recall?

Hyundai recalls more than 220,000 vehicles for potential air bags flaws - CNN.com

oh, wow! kasama ang Santa Fe natin sa recall? :twak2:

Sa US yung report, but a similar report from Seoul by Reuters pero sa US pa rin

Hyundai Motor recalls cars over airbag problems in U.S. | Reuters

maybe not. mukhang wala naman occupant classification system mga airbags natin e. unlike sa US which has strict laws involving airbags specially child on front seats. kahit bata o matanda yung nakaupo sa harap magdedeploy parin siguro yung airbags natin.hehehe.

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Originally Posted by ratchet23

maybe not. mukhang wala naman occupant classification system mga airbags natin e. unlike sa US which has strict laws involving airbags specially child on front seats. kahit bata o matanda yung nakaupo sa harap magdedeploy parin siguro yung airbags natin.hehehe.

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Passenger side ba yung airbag? Kailangan talaga recall yun sa akin.. hindi kasi mag deploy yun, kasi WALA.. :grin:

Law na ba or ordinance lang that young passengers are not allowed to sit at the front passenger side, only sa second row?

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Originally Posted by dfopiso

Law na ba or ordinance lang that young passengers are not allowed to sit at the front passenger side, only sa second row?

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Depends on the country. There are ordnances requiring boosters for children under a certain height or weight. What I know is that children in rear-facing seats are not allowed in front.

The problem is airbags can kill smaller passengers if the force of deployment is too high. That's why the US is mandating multi-stage airbags or airbag disabling functions for all new cars.

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Originally Posted by ratchet23

maybe not. mukhang wala naman occupant classification system mga airbags natin e. unlike sa US which has strict laws involving airbags specially child on front seats. kahit bata o matanda yung nakaupo sa harap magdedeploy parin siguro yung airbags natin.hehehe.

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kaninong law ba tayo sumusunod with regards to automobile safety?

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Originally Posted by Retz

kaninong law ba tayo sumusunod with regards to automobile safety?

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Guess ko lang ito, which is based sa engineering standards :wonder:

If there is a local engineering standard, yun ang susundin sa PH (ex. National Building Code at Phil Electrical Code). Kung wala, yung international code and/or best practices (ex. Fire Code at IEC)

Sa auto industry, meron na yatang mga laws (ex. Seat belt). Yung sa bawal ang kids sa front row, Im not sure kung law sya or ordinance. Pero for this specific case ng Santa Fe and Sonata recall, ang katumbas ng best practices siguro eh yung from the car manufacturer (si HMC) mismo :wonder:

bukod sa US, kasama Canada sa mga affected (Hyundai recall affects thousands in Canada - Canada - CBC News)

sana mag-issue rin ng advisory ang HARI. ang China raw hindi affected (Hyundai's North American SUV recall does not apply to China)