NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Hyundai Genesis Recalls
The 2009 Hyundai Genesis has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 7, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Hyundai Genesis. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 235
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Hyundai Genesis, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Hyundai Genesis
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 14V713000
- Reported
- November 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,925
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Genesis, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid
- Campaign
- 13V489000
- Reported
- October 29, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Genesis
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Genesis, 11 other models
2009 Hyundai Genesis complaints by year
NHTSA has received 235 owner complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Genesis, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Genesis, the component group named most often is the service brakes (47%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the exterior lighting (10%).
2 of the 2009 Hyundai Genesis's 3 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2009 Hyundai Genesis owners gave the mileage (207 complaints), the median was 62,930 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes110
- Electrical System29
- Exterior Lighting24
- Unknown Or Other22
- Steering21
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic18
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 69 | |
| 2014 | 41 | |
| 2015 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Genesis peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 69. 11% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Hyundai Genesis drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Genesis year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 235 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Genesis are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Genesis by model year
Other 2009 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted