More Than 500,000 Cars Recalled Due to Seat Belt Problem That Puts Lives at ‘Risk’

Some Hyundai owners are being urged to return their cars to nan dealership amid concerns astir defective seatbelts.

On Thursday, Sept. 11, nan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced nan callback of 568,580 cars from nan South Korean shaper owed to imaginable issues pinch securely fastening seatbelts.

“The taxable vehicles are equipped pinch spot loop buckle assemblies successful nan beforehand statement and 2nd statement outer seating positions that whitethorn incorporate out-of-specification components manufactured by nan supplier,” NHTSA said successful a report.

“These components tin origin interference wrong nan latch channel, perchance expanding friction, peculiarly nether acold ambient temperatures," nan study continued. "Improperly produced spot loop buckles, mixed pinch slow insertion of nan spot loop lingua plate, whitethorn forestall nan spot loop buckle from afloat latching.”

The affected vehicles are Hyundai Palisade models produced betwixt 2020 and 2025.

According to nan report, nan recalled seatbelts are located successful nan driver and rider seats and successful nan beforehand statement and 2nd statement outer seating positions. They whitethorn incorporate “out-of-specification beingness dimensions,” which could perchance lead to an accrued consequence of injury.

Customers are informed that they “may announcement a lighter than normal audible ‘click’ during nan fastening process.”

If nan seatbelt becomes unbuckled, “Palisade is equipped pinch ocular and auditory notifications for each seating positions wrong nan vehicle,” per nan report.

Despite nan ample number of vehicles recalled, nan study stated that conscionable 1% of nan items are estimated to really beryllium defective.

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NHTSA stated that defective vehicles tin still beryllium driven pinch caution. Occupants should make judge to cheque their seatbelt is fastened “firmly" into nan buckle.

“All owners of nan taxable vehicles will beryllium notified by first-class message pinch instructions to bring their vehicles to a Hyundai trader for inspection and/or replacement of nan applicable spot loop buckle assemblies,” nan study concluded.