However, there were no known accidents or injuries as a result of this problem, the company said in its recall notice to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
The issue relates to the bolts that attach the driver's airbag to the steering column in Hyundai's Tuscon compact sport utility vehicles.
"During assembly, it is possible that the two bolts attaching the driver's airbag module to the steering wheel assembly were not properly tightened," Hyundai wrote in its letter to the NHTSA.
"If both bolts become loose and detach, the driver's airbag module could come away from the steering wheel."
Hyundai said the defect could result in injury in the event of a crash.
The company said it was recalling 137,500 vehicles in the United States and 3,500 in Puerto Rico, that were made between 2011 and 2014.
The issue came to Hyundai's attention in December last year, after reports of dealership service departments tightening the bolts under warranty. Hyundair will ask owners to bring their vehicles into the dealerships to have the bolts checked.
In a seperate development the NHTSA imposed a record US$35m fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths.
Source: AFP via I-Net Bridge
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