# NHTSA recall 09V317000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V317000
- Manufacturer's number: 91B032
- Manufacturer: HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN\-PUERTO RICO
- Reported: 2009\-08\-07
- Owners notified: 2009\-09\-16
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 82

## What is wrong

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 82 MODEL YEAR 2002\-2003 SONATA VEHICLES.  REPEATED USE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE CHROME PLATING. IF THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE HAS VERY THIN CHROME PLATING THAT PORTION OF THE PLATING MAY WEAR AWAY MORE EASILY THAN MORE THICKLY PLATED AREAS AS THE DOOR HANDLE IS USED.  THE WORN CHROME PLATING ON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE HANDLE MAY RESULT IN A CRACK OR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SURFACES OF THE HANDLE, WHICH MAY FORM A SHARP EDGE.


## What can happen

A SHARP EDGE COULD  LACERATE OR OTHERWISE INJURE A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE CHROME PLATED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1\-787\-999\-3333.


## Notes

HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 91B032.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2002 HYUNDAI SONATA](/makes/hyundai/sonata/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-28 to 2003\-03\-22.
- [2003 HYUNDAI SONATA](/makes/hyundai/sonata/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-28 to 2003\-03\-22.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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