2008 Snata Fe = Passenger Airbag light

Your daughter has never sat in my car so I'd have to say no experience.

IIRC, the manual give some idea of the actual weight required. Have you tried swapping seats? Does the light go out with more weight? I did not see it on HMAservice.com

This sounds somewaht like the problem with the 2007 Tucson.

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The usual occupant of the seat is my wife and the light does not stay on for her. She is almost 40 lbs heavier.

Regards, Wayne Moses,

I agree. I suspect that they would all use the same module, so the recall will become wider. I will be keeping an eye on this at the very least and then letting my dealership know about this if it turns out to be a significant and repeatable problem.

The manual instructs on how to check the SRS and how to make sure that the OCS is not fooled. I will have to pay closer attention to how my daughter is sitting in the seat.

Thanks for the reply and the link.

Regards, Wayne Moses,

If I recall correctly, the Santa Fe uses strain gauges to measure the weight. It's possible the seat needs to be recalibrated.

Of course, at 108 pounds, I imagine your wife is a fairly small person. It's also possible that the system views her as a small enough adult to disable the air bag.

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Thanks HT. It is actually my daughter who is 108 lbs. The wifey is a little heavier.

The manual suggested that ways of sitting in the seat and also shifting weight can have a bearing on whether the OCS gets fooled or not, when closer to the borderline.

I will have to keep an eye on it whenever she sits in front.

Regards, Wayne Moses,