NHTSA Campaign 18V496000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 18V496000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 18V496000 with NHTSA on July 27, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V496000, NHTSA lists up to 3,305 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 18, 2017 and June 5, 2018.
The 18V496000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V496000 were scheduled from August 24, 2018, 28 days after the report.
18V496000 covers 1 model from Genesis, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 18V496000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V496000 ranks 125 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 18V496000, Hyundai Motor America has 17 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V496000 was 17V801000, reported on December 13, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Genesis G80 vehicles. The Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly detect that an adult is in the passenger seat, even if the seat is unoccupied. In the event of a crash, if a child or infant is in the seat, the front passenger air bag may deploy instead of being deactivated.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag deploys instead of being deactivated when a child or infant are in the front passenger seat, it can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the OCS, free of charge. The recall began August 24, 2018. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 002G.
Reported July 27, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V496000 (1)
Genesis (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V496000, 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: July 27, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted