Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V069000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Hyundai Motor America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-02-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V069000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Component
Seat belts: pretensioner
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Vehicles affected
354
Reported to NHTSA
2022-02-09
Owners notified
2022-02-24

Defect description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Accent 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 can 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 24, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 219. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21V-796. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-354. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy 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

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Hyundai Accent2021 2020

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.