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2003 HYUNDAI SONATA — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

2 injured · 1027571 · 2013-12-18

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
110,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA WENT UNDER A RECALL IN JULY 2009 BECAUSE THE CHROME PLATING WAS SPLITTING OPEN AND CUTTING PEOPLE. THREE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED AND ONE WAS REWRAPPED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER 2013 THE SAME ISSUE AROSE WHEN MY WIFE AND BROTHER-IN-LAW CUT THEIR HANDS ON THE DOOR HANDLES, WHOSE CHROME PLATING HAS AGAIN BEGUN TO SPLIT. HYUNDAI HAS SAID THAT NO REPAIRS WILL BE MADE, SINCE THE HANDLES WERE TREATED AND THE 2009 RECALL HAS FINISHED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10556483
Machine
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