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2016 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1533158
Internal NHTSA #	11172744
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA HYBRID
Model Year	2016
File date	05/10/17
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai sonata hybrid. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger seat belts failed to properly retract and loosen when necessary. The seat belts restricted the breathing and bodies of the front seat occupants when the seat belts were secured. In addition, the vehicle lunged, jerked, and accelerated on its own. The failure was more prevalent when the eco and cruise control functions were activated. Eckert hyundai, inc. (4011 s interstate 35, denton, tx 76210, (940) 243-6200) stated that the eco and cruise control functions failed and provided an interim repair of disconnecting the battery to clear the ecu and ecm codes, which affected the transmission. Another dealer (james wood hyundai, 2110 us-287, decatur, tx 76234, (940) 627-4600) asked the first dealer to test drive the vehicle to generate the codes. The second dealer advised the contact not to drive the vehicle with the eco function activated. Both dealers stated that if the transmission was the cause of the failure, it may be replaced under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	VALLEY VIEW, TX
VIN pattern	KMHE34L10GAXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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