IllustrationDRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS FOLD IN BY ITSELF, AND JAM GUIDE, PREVENTING BELT FROM RETRACTING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
2000 Hyundai Tiburon
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 16 of 58 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
17 reportsSEAT BELTS JAM AND TWIST WITH EVERY USE, BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO STAY LOOSE AT TIMES AFTER BUCKLED...NOT MUCH PROTECTION.*AK
SEATBELTS GET TWISTED EVERY TIME, WON'T RETRACT OR PULL OUT WITHOUT A FIGHT, OR WON'T TIGHTEN AFTER FINALLY GETTING LATCHED. THIS ALSO IS TRUE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE.*AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS BECAME TANGLED, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, ONCE BELTS ARE HOOKED, THEY DO NOT RETRACT TO A SNUG POSITION. *SLC
I CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO CARE ABOUT THIS SEATBELT PROBLEM...VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW I JUST HAVE TO JUST LEAVE THEM OFF FOR THEY GET TWISTED SO BAD YOU SPEND LONGER AND LONGER TIME TO UNTWIST..SICK OF IT AND PLAN TO TRADE MY CAR. *AK
SHOULDER BELTS FOLD OVER AND JAMS AT THE DOOR POST WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO LATCH, 99 TIMES OUT OF 100. *AK
FRONT PASENGER'S AND DRIVER' SEAT BELTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THEY ALSO COME LOOSE AT WILL OR TIGHTEN UP ON THEIR OWN FOR NO REASON. *AK
Official recalls
101V345000 · Seat Belts:front:webbing
Nov 6, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MAY NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE D-RING GUIDES MOUNTED ON THE BODY PILLARS AFT OF THE DOORS. IF THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY, THEY MAY TWIST IN THE D-RING GUIDES AND MAKE IT INCONVENIENT TO EXTEND AND RETRACT THE SEAT BELTS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE SEAT BELTS ARE INCONVENIENT TO USE, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO WEAR THE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A STOPPER OVER EACH FRONT SEAT BELT D-RING GUIDE TO ASSIST THE SEAT BELT TO SMOOTHLY EXTEND AND RETRACT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.