2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2003 Hyundai Tiburon has 6 recalls, all rated at the same severity level, with the most serious concerns involving the front passenger airbag and the driver's seatbelt buckle wiring. Two recalls address the same airbag deployment problem: the instrument panel padding above the passenger airbag is thicker than specified at the tear lines, which can prevent the panel from folding open properly when the airbag fires, meaning the airbag may not deploy correctly in a crash. Two other recalls cover the same seatbelt buckle issue: wiring near the driver's seatbelt buckle can be worn or cut by the seat height adjuster mechanism underneath the cushion, which may cause the seatbelt and airbag warning lights to illuminate and, in a crash, can result in the driver's airbag failing to deploy when it should. There is also a structural concern: a bracket on the lower left side of the instrument panel may not have been installed, which can increase the risk of injury in a frontal crash. The sixth recall involves a missing instrument panel bracket that overlaps with the structural concern above.