NHTSA Campaign 17V617000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Issued by Hyundai Motor America · Reported Oct 4, 2017 · 443,545 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA 2012 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA 2013 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA 2014 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2011 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2012 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2013 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2014 443,545
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2015 443,545

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V617000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.