The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced they have opened a "recall query" into Hyundai's 2009-'12 Elantra Touring vehicles over a possible headliner bracket detachment.
Approximately 51,962 vehicles in the U.S. are involved in the probe, according to the NHTSA.
Safety regulators said this week that the affected Touring vehicles have a similar support bracket design to the previously recalled 2011-'13 Hyundai Elantras.
"Like the Elantra vehicles built before the recall, the Elantra Touring model headliner does not contain reinforced bracket attachments," said NHTSA in there summary regarding the "query."
In March, Hyundai recalled 186,254 2011-'13 Elantras in the U.S.
After the recall was issued, the automaker started using headliners with reinforced bracket attachments in the affected vehicles.
"During a side-impact crash, a metal support bracket attached to the headliner may be displaced downward by a deploying side curtain airbag," said NHTSA. "The edge of the metal bracket may cause a laceration injury to an occupant seated near the bracket."
No reports of crashes or injuries linked to the issue have been received by the NHTSA as of press time.
Hyundai Motors has not commented on the "recall query" yet.
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