Hyundai Sonata, Accent. Published by Transport Canada as 2021495 on 6 August 2021. System: Structure.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, a part in the trunk release latch could fail. If this happens, the emergency trunk release located inside the trunk compartment may not work properly. This could prevent a person that is trapped inside the trunk from opening it.
Note: For the 2016 model year Sonata, only the Sonata …
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Hyundai SONATA in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2021495
- Recall date
- 6 August 2021
- Make
- Hyundai
- Models
- Sonata, Accent
- Model years
- 2016 to 2019
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 15,963
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, a part in the trunk release latch could fail. If this happens, the emergency trunk release located inside the trunk compartment may not work properly. This could prevent a person that is trapped inside the trunk from opening it.
Note: For the 2016 model year Sonata, only the Sonata Hybrid is affected by this recall.Safety Risk:
If a person is closed inside the trunk compartment, they may not be able to get out. This could create a risk of injury.Corrective Actions:
Hyundai will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the trunk latch assembly.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2021495.
Hyundai elsewhere in this register
Hyundai is named on 270 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2021534 · 26 August 2021 · Venue · Powertrain
- 2021426 · 9 July 2021 · Sonata, Santa Fe · Fuel System
- 2021573 · 17 September 2021 · Tucson, Sonata · Engine
- 2021575 · 17 September 2021 · Elantra, Tucson, Elantra GT · Engine
- 2021589 · 24 September 2021 · Sonata · Lights And Instruments
- 2021612 · 1 October 2021 · Tucson, Sonata · Engine
- 2021357 · 8 June 2021 · Tucson · Lights And Instruments
- 2021652 · 26 October 2021 · Palisade · Brakes
The same system: Structure
800 notices in this register name Structure. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2021504 · 10 August 2021 · Forte Koup, Forte, Rio · Structure
- 2021529 · 25 August 2021 · Minotour School Bus · Structure
- 2021440 · 16 July 2021 · Cornerstone, Embark, Reatta · Structure
- 2021435 · 13 July 2021 · Mbii School Bus, G5 School Bus, T-Series School Bus · Structure
- 2021436 · 13 July 2021 · Mbii Commercial Bus, G5 Commercial Bus, T-Series Commercial Bus · Structure
- 2021425 · 12 July 2021 · Qashqai · Structure
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Hyundai: 270 in the register, and 658 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2021.
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