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2008 Hyundai Veracruz Air bags Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
8%of 231 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, 8% of the 231 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The airbag light came on on dash panel Hyundai advisor thought it may be a loose connection and to have it looked at on our next service visit, after Hyundai diagnosed the problem it turns out that is the clock spring which has a recall dated 9/11/2011 recall confirmation #11v472000, Hyundai dealer told me that my VIN is not involved in the recall”

NHTSA complaint #10896205, filed 2016-08, 90,000 miles

“The airbag light has been on for 2 weeks. I've had to take this car in several times because the ABS light has gone on after every service, so I don't know if it's the sensor or the actual airbag that's the problem. It's a pain, and I don't know whether or not to be worried, with all the negative press about airbag issues these days. If I take it in I'm sure they'll charge me a lot to fix it.”

NHTSA complaint #10884690, filed 2016-07, 92,000 miles

“The ESC light goes on and off when I am driving. In addition, the safety seat belt light is on. I feel these are tied to teh recall on this made and model, however, when the dealer runs my VIN, it is not on the list. I feel this is in error especially when I read the safety recall info on recall #13v113000, 09v122000, and 11v472000. I am not sure why my vehicle is not on the list when the VIN is run against the database since the description and symptoms are described in these known recalls. How do I get my VIN properly included in these recalls. …”

NHTSA complaint #11337691, filed 2020-07, 158,080 miles

“The airbag light just came on when I started my vehicle. I am the original owner and the car has never been any sort of accident. I had a service tech pull the codes (b1448- ocs mat defect and b1481 - high resistance too high(2nd stage) for driver side airbag and the code points to the clock spring. There is a recall on these model Veracruz's but not on my VIN. Hyundai may need to expand their VIN list. I have the car sitting now until I get this resolved by Hyundai. My car is the exact same model and color as pictured here. …”

NHTSA complaint #11140834, filed 2018-10, 131,050 miles

“My airbag and ESC lights went off and I took the car to dealership. They are saying that both the control modules (ABS, airbag) need to be replaced and the parts alone cost around $2600. The car is out of warranty because of 5 year period (bought in sept 2008) even though the mileage is less than 60k. There were multiple recalls on this vehicle and it seems like these modules should not be failing for 50k miles. I have heard multiple people complaining about the issue and I think Hyundai should get the control modules replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #10652199, filed 2014-11, 49,900 miles

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201223%
201111%
201022%
200914%
2008198%
2007139%

Other parts of the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz

Electrical system
66 complaints
Engine
51 complaints
Brakes
50 complaints
Engine cooling
46 complaints
Electronic stability control
36 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
17 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Exterior lighting
13 complaints
Vehicle speed control
13 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
6 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology