NHTSA Campaign 17V617000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 17V617000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 17V617000 with NHTSA on October 4, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V617000, NHTSA lists up to 443,545 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 2, 2010 and January 9, 2015.
The 17V617000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V617000 were scheduled from November 6, 2017, 33 days after the report.
17V617000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2011–2015.
Owners of the model years 17V617000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V617000 vehicles, the 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V617000 ranks 12 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 17V617000, Hyundai Motor America has 20 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 17V617000 was 17V365000, reported on June 5, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported October 4, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V617000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V617000, 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: October 4, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted