Recall Register

1993 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1993 Hyundai Sonata. The campaign is 93V196000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Nov 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts. NHTSA has 26 complaints on file for this model year.

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

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

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: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

26 complaints, 46 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.

1993 Hyundai Sonata: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling12
Electrical System10
Power Train9
Steering3
Seat Belts2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Interior Lighting2
Unknown or Other2
Exterior Lighting2
Visibility1

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

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Jun 2005

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 1993 Hyundai Sonata, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19870
  2. 19893
  3. 19903
  4. 19911
  5. 19921
  6. 19931
  7. 19941
  8. 19952
  9. 19961
  10. 19972
  11. 19981
  12. 19994
  13. 20004
  14. 20013
  15. 20027
  16. 20036
  17. 20041
  18. 20051
  19. 20069
  20. 20075
  21. 20083
  22. 20092
  23. 20102
  24. 201114
  25. 20128
  26. 20139
  27. 20147
  28. 20159
  29. 20166
  30. 20173
  31. 20181
  32. 20190
  33. 20204
  34. 20213
  35. 20223
  36. 20232
  37. 20241
  38. 20250
  39. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1993 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/sonata/1993/. 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 1993 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 1993 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Hyundai Sonata name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 12 of 46 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Hyundai Sonata open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.