In a letter to the Korean automaker, authorities regulators mentioned that the motive force’s and entrance passenger’s seat belt pretensioners can explode upon deployment and ship shrapnel all through the automobile.
Pretensioners tighten the belts in preparation for a crash.
The recall, which expands and replaces three earlier recalls, contains 2019-2022 Accents, 2021-2023 Elantras and 2021-2022 Elantra HEVs, or hybrid electrical autos. Vehicles repaired underneath the earlier recalls will must be delivered to dealerships once more for the brand new treatment.
Owners will be capable to take their recalled autos to dealerships the place the seat belt pretensioners will likely be match with a cap without charge. Hyundai is anticipated to inform house owners by July 15, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration mentioned.
For extra info, house owners could contact Hyundai customer support at 1-855-371-9460 and reference recall quantity 229.
They may also name the NHTSA automobile security hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to www.nhtsa.gov.