Its Shop Time Mondays: Hyundai Is Recalling 239,00 Newer Model Accents And Elantras

 

Seat Belt Pretensioners May Explode

An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V354000

Manufacturer Hyundai Motor America

Components SEAT BELTS

Its Recall Mondays: GM And Hyundai Are In The Hot Seat

1. AUTOMAKER: Hyundai

NO. OF AFFECTED VEHICLES: 470,000

SUMMARY:

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Sonata vehicles manufactured December 11, 2009, to April 12, 2012 at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and equipped with either a 2.0 liter or 2.4 liter Gasoline Direct injection engine. In the affected vehicles, metallic debris may not have been fully removed during manufacturing of the engine crankshaft. If the debris was not completely removed, oil flow may be restricted through the connecting rod bearings, causing connecting rod damage. A worn connecting rod bearing will produce a metallic, cyclic knocking noise from the engine and possible engine failure.

CONSEQUENCE:

Engine failure would result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.