1999 Hyundai Sonata GLS defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Hyundai Sonata GLS. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FRONT SUB-FRAME CORROSION
  Engineering Analysis EA08016 · opened Aug 21, 2008 · closed Apr 20, 2009 · led to recall 09V124000

  In a letter dated april 14, 2009, hyundai-kia america technical center, inc (hyundai) notified nhtsa that hyundaiis conducting a safety recall of model year (my) 1999 through 2004 hyundai sonata vehicles manufactured prior to november 20, 2003 that are registered and operated in the following salt belt states and the d…

• IMPROPER FRONTAL AIR BAG PERFORMANCE
  Defect Petition DP03001 · opened Mar 26, 2003 · closed Aug 1, 2003

  Hyundai has received 49 reports from customers stating the frontal air bags did not deploy in a crash for the subject vehicles.examination of suplimental information provided to odi by the manufacturer for the reported cases it appeared that the necessary air bag deployment threshold was not met.there have been no fata…