NHTSA Campaign 22V816000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 22V816000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 22V816000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V816000, NHTSA lists up to 14,933 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V816000 were scheduled from December 14, 2022, 44 days after the report.
22V816000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2021–2022.
Owners of the model years 22V816000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V816000 vehicles, the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V816000 ranks 97 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 22V816000, Hyundai Motor America has 20 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 22V816000 was 22V458000, reported on June 27, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023 Genesis G80 Electric, 2021-2022 Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
- The risk
- An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 14, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 238/011G. This recall is an expansion of recall numbers 22V-354 and 22V-458.
Reported October 31, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V816000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V816000, 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 31, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted