NHTSA Campaign 16V145000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
NHTSA campaign 16V145000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: warning light/devices. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V145000 with NHTSA on March 10, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V145000, NHTSA lists up to 34,200 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2015 and February 12, 2016.
The 16V145000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V145000 were scheduled from April 27, 2016, 48 days after the report.
16V145000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2016–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V145000 ranks 79 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V145000, Hyundai Motor America has 20 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 16V145000 was 15V414000, reported on June 30, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015 to February 12, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the wires in the front seat belt buckle harnesses may be damaged by the seat's height adjuster mechanism, resulting in a failure to provide an audible warning when front seat occupants do not fasten their seat belts. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- Without a warning to remind the front seat occupants that their seat belts are not buckled, they may forget to buckle their seat belt, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reroute the wires in the front seat belt buckle harnesses to their proper locations, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 27, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 141.
Reported March 10, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V145000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V145000, 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: March 10, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted