By: Klon Perez Updated 03 May 2022, 8: 29 am EDT
Hyundai has been forced to withdraw from the market 100,01 cars due to failures in their belt pretensioners. They can reportedly explode causing injury during a crash.
Failed models include the Accent model of 2019 a 2022 , the Elantra from 2021 to 2023 and the Elantra Hybrid of 2021 a 2022.
The seat belt pretensioner is a very important device that uses a controlled explosive charge to tighten the belt at the beginning of a shock to avoid injury. However, in these recalled vehicles, the belt pretensioners could explode and send metal fragments toward vehicle occupants.
In this Hyundai is currently looking for the root cause of this problem. One of the ways to solve this problem is to install a protective cover on the defective pretensioners without any problem. charge for affected customers.
Between and 2022 Hyundai has already been forced to recall Genesis models for a similar issue. These cars will also have to be removed to check their devices again.
In documents resulting from investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the automaker said it is aware of three people who have been injured after this ruling, two of them in the US
Hyundai will begin contacting owners of these problem vehicles via email beginning 15 July 2022. They will also be able to contact the company beforehand to learn more about this ruling.
Through this NHTSA link you will be able to find out if your vehicle has any open recalls that need to be addressed as soon as possible. If when entering the identification number of the car you do not see withdrawal, it will mean that your model does not have any defect to be corrected from the factory.
The recommendation is to review this site from time to time to be aware of any recall of a specific car fleet.
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