Hyundai Motor America: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 8, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 977,778. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2011-2015 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
The risk
In the event of a crash, if the seat belts detach from the anchor pretensioners, it can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners and dealers will inspect the connection between the seat belt linkages and the seat belt anchor pretensioners, repairing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 7, 2017. Owner's may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for the recall is 160.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 54 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 Hyundai Sonata | 750 | 7 | 40 | 29 |
| 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Hyundai Sonata | 1,917 | 9 | 98 | 93 |
| 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 108 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 Hyundai Sonata | 1,559 | 8 | 95 | 51 |
| 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 155 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 Hyundai Sonata | 3,380 | 14 | 112 | 116 |
| 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 96 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 17V152000.
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