# 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1275298` · 2016-04-13 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 21, 2009   NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V171000   COMPONENT(S): LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES   SIMILAR ISSUE IS HAPPENING IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLE. A CHILD IN MY BACK SEAT JUST SLICED THEIR HAND WITH A 2" INCH CUT AND WE HAD 3 OTHERS SLICE THEIR HAND ON THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE (WE TAPED THIS) BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF BACK SEAT NOR RECALL TILL TODAY.  VERY CONCERNED AS TO SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT.  I ONLY REALIZED THIS  HAPPENED TO ALL DOOR HANDLES AND THEIR HAD EVEN BEEN A RECALL AS THE PARENT OF THE INJURED CHILD SAID THEIR CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE.  I CALLED HYUNDAI 4/13/2016 TO DISCUSS AND WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. ALL CHROME IS PEELING FROM TOP OF HANDLE AT THE SEAM ON ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES.
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