2011 Hyundai Sonata door latch recall gets official
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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A couple weeks back, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai/">Hyundai</a> put a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/23/breaking-hyundai-issues-stop-sale-on-2011-sonata-over-possible/">stop-sale</a> on its freshly minted <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sonata">2011 Sonata</a> sedan because a front door latch could malfunction after a rather labored series of steps. The stop-sale was lifted almost immediately, though, as the Korean automaker was able to quickly ship replacement parts to U.S. dealers, at which point the vehicles in stock were repaired. At that time, though, Hyundai promised to work with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to put out a recall notice for the 1,300 vehicles that had already been sold; a promise that came to fruition this morning as NHTSA put out an official bulletin.<br />
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The NHTSA recall notice claims that the front inside door lock switches can remain in the unlatched position under certain conditions, making it possible for the front driver or passenger doors to open while the vehicle is in motion. Hyundai tells us that the latch may malfunction when a front inside door lock switch is held in the locked position while the inside door handle is pulled to open the door.<br />
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Sonata owners affected by the recall can bring their vehicle to the nearest Hyundai dealer for the no-cost repairs, which should take about an hour. Hit the jump to read over the NHTSA press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/">First Drive: 2011 Hyundai Sonata</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/01hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/02hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/03hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/04hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/05hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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