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2020-2022 Hyundai Venue recalled in Australia

15,080 Hyundai Venues have been recalled in Australia due to defective seatbelt pretensioners

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Snapshot

  • Manufacturing defect in seatbelt pretensioner
  • Potential to cause further harm in an accident
  • Owners will be contacted by Hyundai

Hyundai has issued a recall notice concerning 15,080 Hyundai Venue small SUVs built between July 2019 and June 2022.

The manufacturing issue affects the seatbelt pretensioner, which has the propensity to fracture in the event of an accident.

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The defective item could propel metal fragments at high speed in a crash causing serious injury to occupants, according to the Department of Infrastructure’s recall notice.

What should I do?

Hyundai will contact owners of affected vehicles and request they make an appointment with a service centre to rectify the issue free of charge.

To find out if your vehicle is impacted, the Department of Infrastructure lists affected VINs here.

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For further queries, The Hyundai Customer Experience Team can be contacted on 1800 186 306, or here.

John Law
Journalist

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