Recall 223 – Seat Belt Pretensioners May Explode – 2021-2022 Hyundai Elantra & 2020 Accent

April 1, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V218000

Seat Belt Pretensioners May Explode

Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V218

Manufacturer HyundaieBay logo Motor America

Components SEAT BELTS

Potential Number of Units Affected 6,240

 

Summary

HyundaieBay logo Motor America (HyundaieBay logo) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed on May 31, 2022. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact HyundaieBay logo customer service at 1-855-371-9460. HyundaieBay logo’s number for this recall is 223. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-354. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 

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Description of Campaign: 

HyundaieBay logo is initiating recall campaign 223, a safety recall to address a condition involving the driver’s side seat belt pretensioner in certain HyundaieBay logo vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. This recall adds vehicles to the subject populations of Recalls 211, 219, and 220 in an effort to increase the number of parts returns available for this ongoing investigation. This recall is not based on additional occurrences in the U.S. or global markets. HyundaieBay logo is conducting this action to enhance efforts in identifying root cause and ensure the safety of its vehicles for HyundaieBay logo customers.

 

The front driver and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners in the subject vehicles were installed from a certain production lot containing pyrotechnic-type pretensioners that may deploy abnormally during a crash. At the time of this filing, the cause of the abnormal deployment is unknown. HyundaieBay logo is recalling vehicles equipped with pretensioners produced within certain production lot(s) to conduct detailed parts analyses. The part inspections and investigation will actively continue to determine if a specific root cause or trend exists.

 

Affected Vehicles: 

  • Certain 2020MY HyundaieBay logo Accent containing pretensioners from certain production lots built within approximately one

(1) month before/after the certain production lots associated with Recalls 211/219/220

  • Certain 2021-2022MY HyundaieBay logo Elantra containing pretensioners from certain production lots built within approximately one (1) month before/after the certain production lots associated with Recalls 211/219/220

➢ To check vehicle specific recall and campaign applicability, access the “Vehicle Information” screen via WebDCS.

➢ For this recall, please note that there are no vehicles currently in dealer stock.

 

Remedy Information:

The remedy is currently under development and additional information will be provided once a countermeasure has been developed for release.  

 

Recommended Alternative Transportation:

It is recommended that Service Rental Cars (SRCs) are made available for customers that are concerned with the safe operation of their vehicle prior to release of remedy.

 

Customer Notification

NHTSA has been notified of this recall. Owners will be mailed notification letters in late May 2022.

 

Customer FAQs

Q1: What is the issue?

A1: The front driver and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners in the subject vehicles were installed from a certain production lot containing pyrotechnic-type pretensioners that may deploy abnormally during a crash. At the time of this filing, the cause of the abnormal deployment is unknown. HyundaieBay logo is recalling vehicles equipped with pretensioners produced within certain production lot(s) to conduct detailed parts analyses. The part inspections and investigation will actively continue to determine if a specific root cause or trend exists.

 

Q2: What is the safety concern?

A2: An abnormal pyrotechnic pretensioner deployment could cause metal fragments to enter the vehicle occupant compartment, which may result in injury to vehicle occupants.

 

Q3: Have there been any accidents or injuries?

A3: As of the date of the filing, HyundaieBay logo is aware of three crash events resulting in injuries (two incidents in the U.S. and one in Singapore).

 

Q4: What will be done during the recall service at the dealer?

A4: HyundaieBay logo Motor America plans to notify owners of affected vehicles by first class mail with instructions to bring their vehicles to a HyundaieBay logo dealer to have the seat belt pretensioner(s) replacement remedy performed. This remedy will be offered at no cost to owners for all affected vehicles, regardless of whether the affected vehicles are still covered under HyundaieBay logo’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

Additionally, HyundaieBay logo will provide owners of affected vehicles reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred to obtain a remedy for the recall condition in accordance with the reimbursement plan submitted to NHTSA on February 24, 2022.

 


RECALL 223 ATTACHMENT A

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO DEFECT DECISION

 

❖ September – October 2021

On September 15, 2021, NHTSA’s ODI informed HMA’s NASO of a crash incident involving a model year 2021 HyundaieBay logo Elantra vehicle where the driver-side seat belt pretensioner allegedly deployed abnormally causing metal fragments to enter the rear cabin and resulting in injury to an occupant’s leg.  NHTSA was notified of the incident by a law firm representing the operator of the incident vehicle.  The law firm also notified HMA’s external counsel on the same day, who then alerted HMA’s Legal department of the incident.

In subsequent discussions with the agency following the initial notice, ODI requested HyundaieBay logo’s assessment of the incident under cover of SGO 2015-01, a standing general order involving abnormal deployments of frontal airbag inflators manufactured by ARC.  On September 22, 2021, in accordance with requirements set forth in SGO 2015-01, HMA submitted its first report notifying ODI of its receipt of the 2021 Elantra incident.

On September 30, 2021, NASO provided an update on its investigation of the 2021 Elantra incident.

NASO informed ODI of plans to inspect the incident vehicle on October 8, 2021.  NASO also informed ODI that it would be targeting seat belt pretensioners produced in the same production lot as the incident pretensioner for further study into root cause and manufacturing/design defect identification.

On October 6, 2021, NASO convened its North American Safety Decision Authority (“NASDA”).  Although the cause of the abnormal deployment is unknown, NASO decided to conduct a safety recall of vehicles equipped with pretensioners produced within the same production lot to conduct a detailed part return analysis.

 

❖ December 2021

HyundaieBay logo actively continued its investigation to determine if a specific root cause and defect trend exists.  On December 3, 2021, HMC notified NASO of a second incident occurring on a 2020 model year HyundaieBay logo Accent vehicle in Puerto Rico.  According to supplier information, the incident pretensioner was produced thirteen months prior to the suspect production lot initially identified in Recall 211. In accordance with requirements set forth in SGO 2015-01, HMA submitted a report notifying ODI of the new incident on December 10, 2021.

Based on this information, on December 10, 2021, NASO re-convened its NASDA and decided to expand Recall 211 to include 2020-2021 model year HyundaieBay logo Accent vehicles equipped with pretensioners from the earlier suspect production lot.  HyundaieBay logo will continue to actively investigate this condition and conduct detailed part return analysis on both suspect production lots to determine if a specific root cause and defect trend exists.

 

❖ February 2022

On February 7, 2022, NHTSA’s ODI met with NASO to discuss tentative plans to require all manufacturers to submit new recall filings when expanding the vehicle scope of an existing recall that has been filed and posted to NHTSA’s recall website.  ODI requested NASO to file a new recall for the 2020-2021 model year HyundaieBay logo Accent vehicles previously specified in HyundaieBay logo’s amendment of Recall 211 filed December 17, 2021.  In an effort to enhance customer notifications and comply with ODI’s request, on February 8, 2022, NASO re-convened its NASDA and decided to conduct a new recall of 2020-2021 model year HyundaieBay logo Accent vehicles in the U.S. for the same defect specified in Recall 211.

On February 15, 2022, HMC notified NASO of a new incident involving a 2022 model year HyundaieBay logo Elantra vehicle in Singapore where the front left-side seat belt pretensioner deployed abnormally causing injuries to a rear passenger.  The incident part was installed on the front left side of the vehicle as the subject vehicle is a right-hand drive vehicle.  According to supplier information, the incident pretensioner production lot is different than the lots targeted in Recall 211 and 219.  Additionally, the pretensioners from the subject production lot are equipped on the front right side of US specification left-hand-drive vehicles.  Based on this information, and in continuation of HyundaieBay logo’s investigation into root cause, NASO re-convened its NASDA on February 24, 2022 and decided to conduct a recall of 2022 model year Elantra and 2022 model year Elantra HEV vehicles potentially equipped with pretensioners from the new suspect production lot.

 

March 2022

On March 25, 2022, NASO re-convened its NASDA to proactively increase the number of recovered pretensioners for analysis and identify the root cause.  NASDA decided to conduct a new recall of HyundaieBay logo Accent and Elantra vehicles containing seat belt pretensioners from certain targeted pretensioner lots produced within approximately one (1) month before/after the identified suspect production lots associated with Recalls 211, 219, and 220, despite not receiving any new reports of occurrences in the U.S.

As of the date of this filing, HyundaieBay logo is only aware of the three crash events resulting in injuries described above (two incidents in the U.S. and one in Singapore).

 


Recall 229 – Seat Belt Pretensioners May Explode – 2019-2022 Hyundai Accent, 2021-2023 Elantra, & 2021-2022 Elantra HEV

 

Recall 229 – Seat Belt Pretensioners May Explode – 2019-2022 Hyundai Accent, 2021-2023 Elantra, & 2021-2022 Elantra HEV

 


3 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
HYUNDAIeBay logoACCENT2020
HYUNDAIeBay logoELANTRA2021-2022

 


5 Associated Documents

Attachment A Chronology Report

RMISC-22V218-9914.pdf 92.225KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V218-7872.PDF 214.207KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V218-4525.pdf 645.163KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V218-0497.pdf 261.545KB

 


Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-22V218-8763.pdf 166.974KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V218&docType=RCL

 


 

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