Hyundai Recalls Nearly 300,000 Vehicles, Says Seat Belts May Detach in Crash

Hyundai displays the new Ioniq 6 vehicle at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 17, 2022. Mike Blake/ReutersHyundai Motor America recently announced a recall of 294,128 vehicles due to an issue with the vehicles’ seat belts that may cause the safety restraints to detach in the event of an accident.According to an April 10 notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) X account, the safety anchors that attach seat belts to the seat frames may become damaged if they are removed or improperly reinstalled during routine maintenance. Damage to the snap-on anchors may not prevent the front seat belts from detaching entirely during a crash, the recall report stated.