| Issue ID | 1106229 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10630301 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 02/09/14 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased the vehicle used march 2014. The back passenger seat belt from the beginning is finicky. Sometimes it would click and lock and sometimes it never engages. Because of this we decided to just not use that seat. We thought maybe it just needed replaced. Now, yesterday, the middle seat belt came undone while my child was strapped into his car seat. I was going from a stop and turning into the grocery store. My son's seat fell on it's side. I don't know how long it had actually been undone at that point. I tried strapping it back and it will not engage. Now i have 2 seat belts in the back that do not work. I understand maybe one going bad but two seems like an issue with the seat belts in general. I have 3 children and now i can't use the vehicle because i can only use seat belt for 1 of them (the oldest sits in the front (she is a teenager). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 46950 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | AKRON, OH |
| VIN pattern | KM8SC73E85UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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