NHTSA Campaign 21V796000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 21V796000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 21V796000 with NHTSA on October 13, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V796000, NHTSA lists up to 978 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V796000 were scheduled from February 10, 2022, 120 days after the report.
21V796000 covers 4 models from Genesis and Hyundai, model years 2021–2022.
Owners of the model years 21V796000 covers have filed at least 32 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V796000 vehicles, the 2021 Hyundai Elantra has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V796000 ranks 144 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 21V796000, Hyundai Motor America has 20 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 21V796000 was 18V137000, reported on February 27, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, Genesis GV80 and 2022 Genesis GV70 vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.
- The risk
- An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.
Reported October 13, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V796000 (4)
Genesis (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V796000, 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: October 13, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted