Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Sonata: Seat belts — pretensioner

Affects Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Sonata · 2011–2015 — about 444K vehicles.

The hazard

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.

What to do

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.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational