NHTSA Campaign 16V232000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 16V232000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V232000 with NHTSA on April 21, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V232000, NHTSA lists up to 33 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 12, 2016 and February 22, 2016.
The 16V232000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V232000 were scheduled from June 15, 2016, 55 days after the report.
16V232000 covers 3 models from Hyundai, model years 2015–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V232000 ranks 179 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V232000, Hyundai Motor America has 17 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V232000 was 15V218000, reported on April 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported April 21, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V232000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V232000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 21, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted