Hyundai is recalling nearly 400,000 Hyundai Sonata vehicles from the 2006 to 2008 model years for defects in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) in the front passenger seat.  The OCS is intended to suppress airbag deployment in a crash if it determines that a small child is in the front passenger seat.  However, this safety defect also shuts off the airbag system if a small stature adult is sitting in that seat.  If that happens, airbag deployment will not occur for the adult, which could cause significant personal injuries or a wrongful death.

The government’s recall number is 08V-161.