The issue
On certain vehicles, the connections between the front seat belts and the floor mounted seat belt anchor pretensioners may not have been attached properly during assembly. This could result in a front seat belt possibly detaching from the anchor pretensioner. If the vehicle were to be involved in a collision, and the seat belt were to detach, it could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will verify the connection between the seat belt linkage and the anchor pretensioner’s cable connector for both front seat belts and repair as necessary. Note: For the 2015 model year, it is only Sonata Hybrid models that are affected.
Description (français)
Les raccords entre les ceintures de sécurité avant et le prétendeur de l'ancrage de la ceinture de sécurité monté au plancher pourrait ne pas avoir été fixé correctement lors de l'assemblage. Si le véhicule entrait en collision avec un autre véhicule ou un objet et que la ceinture de sécurité se détachait, cela augmenterait les risques de blessures aux occupants. Mesures correctives : Les concessionnaires doivent vérifier le raccord entre la tringlerie de la ceinture de sécurité et le raccord du câble du prétendeur de l'ancrage des deux ceintures de sécurité avant, et effectuer les réparations au besoin. Note : Pour l'année modèle 2015, seul le modèle Sonata Hybrid dest touché.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 2011 | 3,378 | 14 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 2012 | 1,558 | 8 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 2013 | 1,916 | 9 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 2014 | 750 | 7 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 2015 | 1,153 | 9 |