Hyundai is recalling 239,000 vehicles within the U.S. as a result of the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure car occupants. Three accidents have been reported, two within the U.S. and one in Singapore.

In a letter to the Korean automaker, authorities regulators stated that the driving force’s and entrance passenger’s seat belt pretensioners can explode upon deployment and ship shrapnel all through the car. Pretensioners tighten the belts in preparation for a crash.

The recall, which expands and replaces three earlier remembers, contains 2019-2022 Accents, 2021-2023 Elantras and 2021-2022 Elantra HEVs, or hybrid electrical automobiles. Automobiles repaired beneath the earlier remembers will have to be dropped at dealerships once more for the brand new treatment.

House owners will be capable of take their recalled automobiles to dealerships the place the seat belt pretensioners can be match with a cap for free of charge. Hyundai is predicted to inform homeowners by July 15, the Nationwide Freeway Transportation Security Administration stated.

For extra info, homeowners could contact Hyundai customer support at 1-855-371-9460 and reference recall quantity 229. They will additionally name the NHTSA car security hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to www.nhtsa.gov.