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.

Seat Belts — Front — Warning Light/Devices

Date Announced

MAR 10, 2016

Vehicles Affected

34,200

Hyundai Recall #

141

NHTSA Campaign #

16V145000

Summary

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."

Actions

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.

Documents (13)

• Defect 573 Report
• Recall 573 Report
• Remedy Instructions and TSB
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
• Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2016-2
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
• Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2016-4
• Recall Quarterly Report - #2 2016-3
• Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2017-1
• Recall Quarterly Report #6, 2017-3
• Recall Quarterly Report #5, 2017-2