NHTSA Campaign 16V232000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by Hyundai Motor America · Reported Apr 21, 2016 · 33 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2017 33
HYUNDAI SONATA 2015 33
HYUNDAI SONATA 2016 33
HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2016 33

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V232000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.