Hyundai is recalling nearly 155,000 model year 2011 Sonata cars with frontal and side airbags that may fail to deploy in a crash.
The automaker is aware of three crashes where the airbags failed to deploy because of possible problems with electrical shorts inside the airbag control units.
The airbag control unit detects crash signals and send commands to deploy the airbags and seat belt pretensioners. Hyundai says engineers found electric shorts on integrated circuits inside the control units.
The electrical problems can damage the circuitry for the airbag control units and prevent the seat belt pretensioners and frontal and side airbags from deploying in a crash.
The recall includes Hyundai Sonatas made in Alabama between December 11, 2009, and September 29, 2010.
Hyundai is trying to figure out how to repair the 2011 Sonatas before the recall begins April 20, 2018.
Affected Sonata owners with questions should call 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 174.