Hyundai Motor America: Electrical System › Starter Assembly › Solenoid
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 13, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 90,907. 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, 2017-2019 Genesis G80, Genesis G90, and 2019 Genesis G70 vehicles. Water may enter the starter solenoid and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
The risk
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a remedy relay kit in the engine junction box, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 254(H) and 018G(G).
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Genesis G70 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 Genesis G80 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 Genesis G90 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Genesis G80 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 Genesis G90 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Genesis G80 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 Genesis G90 | 26 | 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 24V107000.
Full record for the 2019 Genesis G70 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →