Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V232000

Air bags: frontal

Hyundai Motor America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-04-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V232000

Air bags: frontal

Component
Air bags: frontal
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Vehicles affected
33
Reported to NHTSA
2016-04-21
Owners notified
2016-06-15

Defect description

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 2017 Elantra vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016 to February 22, 2016, and one 2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicle manufactured October 15, 2015. In these vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage air bag deployment, resulting in the second stage not deploying in certain crashes. The primary stage will deploy as intended.

Safety risk

An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5,2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 144.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Hyundai Elantra2017
Hyundai Sonata2016 2015
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid2016

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.