NHTSA Campaign 16V615000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 16V615000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V615000 with NHTSA on August 24, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V615000, NHTSA lists up to 1,031 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 25, 2016 and May 11, 2016.
The 16V615000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V615000 were scheduled from October 14, 2016, 51 days after the report.
16V615000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V615000 ranks 142 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V615000, Hyundai Motor America has 17 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V615000 was 16V232000, reported on April 21, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 28, 2016 through April 12, 2016. The affected vehicles have a driver-side frontal air bag that may not adequately protect the driver's neck from injury in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- A frontal air bag that does not adequately protect the driver's neck may increase their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 148.
Reported August 24, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V615000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V615000, 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: August 24, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted