NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Hyundai Genesis Recalls
The 2012 Hyundai Genesis has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 29, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Hyundai Genesis. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 260
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Hyundai Genesis, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2012 Hyundai Genesis
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 16V117000
- Reported
- February 29, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2009–2011 Genesis
2012 Hyundai Genesis complaints by year
NHTSA has received 260 owner complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Genesis, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Genesis, the component group named most often is the engine (26%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the power train (15%).
None of the 2012 Hyundai Genesis's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Hyundai Genesis owners gave the mileage (210 complaints), the median was 55,560 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine68
- Electrical System49
- Power Train39
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic33
- Unknown Or Other31
- Service Brakes28
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 44 | |
| 2018 | 37 | |
| 2019 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Genesis peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 44. 24% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Hyundai Genesis drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Hyundai Genesis year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
The 260 complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Genesis are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Genesis by model year
Other 2012 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted