Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Dec 5, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 460 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Hyundai Sonata submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming seat belt
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 5, 2019
AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE OCS IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 10 YEARS AND NO ONE EVER SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I DO PUT GROCERIES ON THE SEAT AT TIMES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE TSB CAMPAIGN THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR 2006 -2008 SONATA. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 083. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF MY 2009 SONATA WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2008? WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM THE FIRST DEALER THE SEATBELT LIGHT WAS FLASHING.
NHTSA ID
11287195
Incident
Nov 1, 2019
Mileage
117,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT TOOK THE CONTACT THREE MINUTES OR MORE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DUE TO THE FAULTY SEAT BELT. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
NHTSA ID
11079834
Incident
Feb 23, 2018
Mileage
100,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 2017
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCK IS STICKING. VERY HARD TO BUCKLE BELT INTO PLACE.
NHTSA ID
10985480
Incident
May 1, 2017
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Nov 23, 2015
WHILE DRIIVING WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED....THE SEAT BELT LIGHT GOES OFF AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED...IT DOESNT ALWAYS STOP....OR CATCH THE LIGHT GOES OFF WHETHER THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED OR NOT. TLOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE GOES ON AND OFF AT TIMES...HAD CHECKED AND THE REPLY WAS IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.
NHTSA ID
10795346
Incident
Oct 1, 2015
Body & structureElectricalSeat belts
Filed Oct 19, 2015
HYUNDAI SONATA 2009 RED WARNING LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAL BELT STAYS LIT EVEN IF NO ONES SETTING THERE OR ONLY A PURSE, OR NO ONE SETTING THER. SO I HAVE TO PUT SEAL BELT INTO LOCK EVEN WHEN NO ONE SETTING THERE. SO I HAVE TO FASTEN SEAT BELT ALL THE TIME. WHEN DRIVING CAR ALL THE TIME HAVE TO KEEP IT FASTENED. ALSO WINDOW ELECTRIC SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE MOST TIMES DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEN DEAL SOLD ME IT A FEW MONTHS AGO. I OPENED DOOR COVER TO SEE IF IT WAS A SWITCH PROBLEM & THERE WAS 2/12 INCHES OF DRIED DIRT IN BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. DEALER LARGE ONE IN SAN ANTONIO,TX, AT USED LOT SAY IT IS NORMAL. I SEEM TO THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN WATER HE SAY NO WAY IT NORMAL. SURE JOKES ON ME NOW PURCHASED AS IS DUMMY ME, IN LIMBO IN TX. CAR PAINT IS STARTING TO CHIP AS WELL WITH DEEP OPEN SCRATCHES WEIRD EVERY WASH SEEMS TO MAKE IT WORSE LOOKING.
NHTSA ID
10783471
Incident
Aug 3, 2015
Mileage
121,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 19, 2014
AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY HAS COME UP AND IT WON'T GO AWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WORTH $450 NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY COSTING MORE THAN $350, TO CORRECT THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I READ THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON FOR 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR THE MENTIONED SEAT BELT BUCKLE. PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MENTIONED AIR BAG ISSUE TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE MODEL AND GET THE MANUFACTURER TO BEAR THE COST. *TR
NHTSA ID
10637586
Incident
Sep 3, 2014
Mileage
90,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 2012
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETAIN THE CONTACT AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDOW SUPPORT PILLAR. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN UPDATED 09/05/12
NHTSA ID
10468299
Incident
May 30, 2012
Mileage
41,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 12, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT ALSO DID NOT TIGHTEN DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE NON-DEPLOYMENT AND THE SEAT BELT. APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS LATER, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CRASH IN WHICH SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT AGAIN DID NOT TIGHTEN DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO BE TREATED FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. IT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
NHTSA ID
10360065
Incident
Aug 21, 2009
Mileage
37,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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