NHTSA campaign 05V377000 · Hyundai campaign 072
Hyundai Recall 05V-377: FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER/SEAT BELT
NHTSA recall 05V377000 (Hyundai campaign 072) was reported by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY on August 29, 2005, with 36,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Sonata for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on October 24, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V377000 (also written 05V-377 or 05V377)
- Filed by
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
- Hyundai campaign number
- 072
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 36,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats — Front Assembly — Recliner
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V377000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Hyundai
Hyundai Sonata
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 14, 2005 – August 16, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V377000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FRONT SEAT BELT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE MANUAL SEAT BACK RECLINER KNOB AND COULD CAUSE THE FRONT MANUAL SEAT BACK RECLINER TO INADVERTENTLY RELEASE.
Safety consequence
THE INADVERTENT RELEASE OF A FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MANUAL SEAT BACK RECLINER KNOB(S) FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Notes
HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 072.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V377000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.