Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V796000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Hyundai Motor America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-10-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V796000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Component
Seat belts: pretensioner
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Vehicles affected
978
Reported to NHTSA
2021-10-13
Owners notified
2022-02-10

Defect description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, Genesis GV80 and 2022 Genesis GV70 vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

Safety risk

An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Genesis GV702022
Genesis GV802021
Hyundai Elantra2021
Hyundai Elantra Hybrid2021
Hyundai Venue2021

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.