NHTSA Campaign 18V137000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 18V137000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 18V137000 with NHTSA on February 27, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V137000, NHTSA lists up to 580,058 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 2, 2010 and August 23, 2012.
The 18V137000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V137000 were scheduled from October 15, 2018, 230 days after the report.
18V137000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2011–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V137000 ranks 5 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 18V137000, Hyundai Motor America has 20 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 18V137000 was 17V617000, reported on October 4, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. On February 27, 2018, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) notified NHTSA that they were recalling 154,753 model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. On April 18, 2018, Hyundai expanded the recall to include an additional 425,305 model year 2012-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying.
- The risk
- If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install an external wire filter kit, free of charge. The recall began October 15, 2018. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 174.
Reported February 27, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V137000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V137000, 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: February 27, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted