2006 Hyundai Azera Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 25about this part
- Share
- 13%of 188 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 74,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the seat belts of the 2006 Hyundai Azera, 13% of the 188 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 74,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Airbag did not deplore until after the car fully stopped but the seat belt on the drivers side tighten continuously until I got a bleed injury inside my right breast the righting stopped only after I was abke to release it then afterwards the airbag deplored only in the drivers side no other airbags came out during this accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10845835, filed 2016-03, 80,000 miles“I have a airbag light on my dash. Hyundai dealership says it is the seat belt tensioner on the driver side. Hyundai has recalled the car for the seat belt tensioner on the passenger side but they told me the driver side is not a recall. How can that be?”
NHTSA complaint #10584577, filed 2014-04, 88,000 miles“I have owned my 2006 Hyundai Azera since 9/06. From the beginning my complaint to them has been the passenger air bag would not engage when I was sitting as a passenger. I am petite but the answer of you are just too thin was really not the professional answer I was searching for. This also has happened when my 16 year old 180lbs son was my passenger. In 1997, I was involved in a head on collision with a drunk driver. I was very adamant with the service dept about this issue as I know my air bag deployment saved me in that crash. …”
NHTSA complaint #10318736, filed 2010-03, 10 miles“Over past approximately 4 1/2 years, the airbag light has been on 7 or 8 times. Mileage ~136k, 151k 183k,191k & 203.6k. The seat belt pre tensioners and complete seat belts replaced 4-6 times and the airbag control module once. The driver's seatbelt pretensioner was successfully repaired ~august 8, 2016. A company agent inspected the functioning of the passenger air bag [ocs] august 26, 2013. Today 2-2-2017 the seatbelt light came on. My mechanic determined the code was b1382 side curtain airbag -high resistance. …”
NHTSA complaint #10949153, filed 2017-02, 203,600 miles“Air bag warning light(s) always on when no one is sitting in front passenger seat. Note: no accident has happened. This car was supposedly fixed under an earlier recall (Hyundai 094).”
NHTSA complaint #10820405, filed 2016-01, 23,200 milesRelated recalls
- 10V007000Jan 8, 2010Hyundai de puerto rico is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2009 azera vehicles manufactured from september 27, 2005, through october 1, 2008. The…Covers: Hyundai Azera 2006–2009
- 09V497000Dec 28, 2009Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2009 azera vehicles manufactured from september 27, 2005, through october 1, 2008. The wiring harness for…Covers: Hyundai Azera 2006–2009
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Hyundai Azera
57 complaintsExterior lighting
47 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsSuspension
20 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsSeats
11 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsElectronic stability control
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Azera
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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