Hyundai Motor America: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 10, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 94,646. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Park away from buildings
NHTSA attached a park-outside advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Genesis and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and short circuit.
The risk
An electrical short circuit inside the ABS module could cause an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 6, 2021. Owners can contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 201 and 006G.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Genesis G80 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Genesis G80 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Genesis G80 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 Genesis G80 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 Hyundai Genesis | 97 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 Hyundai Genesis | 291 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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 21V160000.
Full record for the 2020 Genesis G80 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →