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2016 Hyundai SONATA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1341864
Internal NHTSA #	10935641
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2016
File date	04/12/16
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Safety issue: on sunday, dec 4, 2016 at 4:45pm while driving on expressway in chicago, illinois, i -55 south, near kedzie, our 5yr old child, who was in the backseat on passenger side, in her car booster seat reported that the car seat was around her neck. She was in the rear with another child. I, [xxx], unbuckled my seat beat and turned around to find that the car seat was tightened around her neck completely unable to loosen with little room for her to breath. I placed my two fingers, b/t her neck and seatbelt. My husband, pulled to the side of the road. He placed his two fingers between her neck and seat belt. Anytime we touched the seat belt it retracted tighter, we had to instruct my daughter to not moved and continued to secure her airway and did not touch the seatbelt. I called 911 and immediately began to flag people on the expressway down to help. We asked if he had scissors or knife to cut the seat belt off. The passerby/motorist in a white ford pick-up, had a sporting knife and on first try could not cut the seatbelt off. On the second try he was able to cut the seat belt off. The seat belt was found to be unbuckled. My daughter said she did not unbuckle the seat belt and didn't know it was doing that. She stated her dress was underneath the bottom of seatbelt. The seat belt was found to be around her neck in the fashion of the cancer ribbon sign. Car was new with 4500 miles on it. Car taken back to hyundai dealership, monday, dec 5. 2016, filed complaint with hyundai safety team at 714-965-3316 with rep. [xxx]. [xxx]. At later date said safety team found nothing and seat work properly. On friday, dec. 16th called maintenance at dealership who said hyundai safety engineer had not seen the car and were waiting to hear back. No work or engineer inspection has been done on car per [xxx] in maintenance up to 12/16/16. Case #[xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PLANO, IL
VIN pattern	5NPE34AF5GHXXXXXX
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	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	10
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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.
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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 Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Hyundai SONATA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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