Hyundai Motors has announced a recall of 205,233 2007-08 models of Santa Fe and Veracruz SUVs in the US due to a fault in the driver side airbags that may not deploy during a crash.

Hyundai said on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) website, electrical parts responsible for the deploying the airbag may not work properly and cause the airbag to not deploy when a crash happens. However, the air-bag warning light on the instrument panel will illuminate.

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The 205,233 models include 178,685 Santa Fes and 26,548 Veracruzes.

“Hyundai is voluntarily initiating this action to ensure the safety and quality of vehicles and the continued satisfaction of our customers,” Miles Johnson, a US-based spokesman, said in an e-mail.

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