Hyundai Motor America: Seat Belts › Pretensioner
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 4, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 443,545. 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 previously repaired under recall campaign 17V-152. The seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
The risk
If the seat belt linkage detaches from the seat belt anchorage, it can not properly restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will again verify the connection between the seat belt linkage and the pretensioner and additionally install a warning label to prevent future seat belt linkage detachment, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 169.
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 17V617000.
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