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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Hyundai Azera Recalls

The 2016 Hyundai Azera has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 6, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Hyundai Azera. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
15

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Hyundai Azera, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2016 Hyundai Azera

Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch

Campaign
21V619000
Reported
August 6, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 348,158
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 401, interior trunk release
Same campaign
also 2017 Azera, 3 other models

21V619000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Hyundai Azera complaints by year

NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Azera, the newest on July 14, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Azera, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the steering (20%) and the electrical system (13%).

The 2016 Hyundai Azera's only recall does not concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags3
  • Steering3
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Azera received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20215
20224
20231
20251
20263

Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Azera peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 5. 7% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 15 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Azera are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Azera by model year

Other 2016 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted