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Genesis in the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

NHTSA campaign 21V-796 · Reported October 13, 2021 · 978 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Genesis GV70, GV80, Elantra and Venue
VEHICLES AFFECTED
978
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Hyundai Motor America reported a problem with the seat belts pretensioner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

WHY IT MATTERS

An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-796.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2022Genesis GV70
2021Genesis GV80
2021Hyundai Elantra
2021Hyundai Venue

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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