Seeing from your comment below that you are targeting iPhone OS 2.x, I have a suggestion that might help.
Before introducing your modal view, do the following:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES animated:YES];
[[self view] setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];
, 480 - 20px . , - , - 460 ( ), , .
:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO animated:YES];
[[self view] setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 20, 320, 460)];
, presentModalViewController - , -addSubview, . (.. ).