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Hyundai in the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

NHTSA campaign 22V-218 · Reported April 1, 2022 · 6,240 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Hyundai Accent and Elantra
VEHICLES AFFECTED
6,240
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 front. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

WHY IT MATTERS

Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result 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 22V-218.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2020Hyundai Accent
2021–2022Hyundai Elantra

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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