Headline | Alert: A12 / 00015/21 – HYUNDAI SANTA FE, TUCSON | |
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Date | 05 January 2021 | |
Country of origin | South Korea | |
reporting country | Portugal | |
Description | The vehicle’s VIN information is not registered in the eCall – a device that, thanks to the car’s integrated SIM card, allows the vehicle to make a call to 112 in case of emergency and provide data such as the vehicle’s location. As a result, this information cannot be transmitted to the eCall system in a situation where an airbag is deployed – a sign that a car has been involved in an accident of some significance – causing it to operate incorrectly. | |
Brand | Hyundai | |
Model | Santa Fe, Tucson | |
Affects | Array | |
Access | Physical and remote | |
System | Ecall | |
Source | https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10002851 | |
Risk | Grave | |
Alert number | A12 / 00015/21 |