Hyundai Motor America: Air Bags › Frontal
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 21, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 33. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.
The 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.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Hyundai Elantra | 770 | 4 | 6 | 37 |
| 2016 Hyundai Sonata | 729 | 6 | 28 | 19 |
| 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 133 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 Hyundai Sonata | 1,154 | 9 | 48 | 34 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V232000.
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