NHTSA Campaign 01V345000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
NHTSA campaign 01V345000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: webbing. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V345000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V345000, NHTSA lists up to 42,782 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1996 and August 28, 2000.
The 01V345000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V345000 were scheduled from December 10, 2001, 34 days after the report.
01V345000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V345000 covers have filed at least 25 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V345000 vehicles, the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V345000 ranks 21 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V345000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 1 other recall on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MAY NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE D-RING GUIDES MOUNTED ON THE BODY PILLARS AFT OF THE DOORS. IF THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY, THEY MAY TWIST IN THE D-RING GUIDES AND MAKE IT INCONVENIENT TO EXTEND AND RETRACT THE SEAT BELTS.
- The risk
- IF THE SEAT BELTS ARE INCONVENIENT TO USE, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO WEAR THE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A STOPPER OVER EACH FRONT SEAT BELT D-RING GUIDE TO ASSIST THE SEAT BELT TO SMOOTHLY EXTEND AND RETRACT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Reported November 6, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V345000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V345000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted