Recall Register

1991 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1991 Hyundai Sonata. The campaign is 93V196000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Nov 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts. NHTSA has 29 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

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Remedy of campaign 93V196000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will lubricate the track assembly and, if any systems are found inoperative, the system will be repaired or replaced, as required.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 100,000 units in total.

  1. 93V196000Received . 100,000 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The motorized shoulder belt can travel slowly or chatter in the track and may eventually stop tracking and become inoperative.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Slowing, chattering, or failure of the motorized shoulderbelt may discourage use of the restraint system, increasing the risk of injuryin the event of a sudden stop or accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will lubricate the track assembly and, if any systems are found inoperative, the system will be repaired or replaced, as required.

    Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

29 complaints, 41 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1991 Hyundai Sonata: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts9
Engine and Engine Cooling8
Power Train7
Electrical System7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Unknown or Other2
Wheels1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Visibility1
Steering1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
6
Injuries in the complaints
5
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
29 Aug 2003

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1991 Hyundai Sonata, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1991 Hyundai Sonata
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE94043Preliminary evaluationCHARGING SYSTEM FAILURESElectrical System27 May 199431 Oct 1994
PE93061Preliminary evaluationPASS.RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILSeat Belts8 Jul 199330 Nov 199393V196000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1991 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/sonata/1991/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1991 Hyundai Sonata?
100,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Sonata have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 65 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Sonata, model years 1987 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1991 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Hyundai Sonata name most often?
Seat Belts: 9 of 41 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Hyundai Sonata open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.