Hyundai Motor America recently announced a recall of 294,128 vehicles due to an issue with the vehicles’ seat belts that may cause the safety restraints to detach in the event of an accident.
According to an April 10 notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) X account, the safety anchors that attach seat belts to the seat frames may become damaged if they are removed or improperly reinstalled during routine maintenance. Damage to the snap-on anchors may not prevent the front seat belts from detaching entirely during a crash, the recall report stated.
The recall population includes 5,710 Hyundai Genesis G90 sedans and 35,149 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric vehicles manufactured in South Korea but destined for sale in U.S. markets. It also includes 95,268 Santa Fe hybrid electric midsize sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and 158,001 gas-powered Santa Fe vehicles that were manufactured at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing in Montgomery, Alabama….