Hyundai Genesis Coupe (2010-2016): Air bags
Recall 16V722000 · Oct 7, 2016 · Hyundai Motor America
84,500
vehicles affected
84,500
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V722000
- Date
- Oct 7, 2016
- Maker
- Hyundai Motor America
- Units affected
- 84,500
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification
- Model years
- 2010-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Genesis Coupe vehicles manufactured December 12, 2008, to June 11, 2016. The electrical harness connector for the front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) may dislodge when the seat is moved.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, the disconnected OCS would, by default, cause the first stage, and only the first stage, of the air bag to deploy, whether there is a child seat in the front seat and the bag should not deploy or if the crash is severe and both stages should deploy. Either scenario increases the risk of injury to the front seat occupant.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will secure the OCS connector to prevent it from disconnecting, free of charge. Parts are not currently available and a second letter will be sent to owners when parts are available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 151.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 7 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai | Genesis Coupe | 2010-2016 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V722000?
1 model: Hyundai Genesis Coupe (2010-2016), about 84,500 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V722000?
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will secure the OCS connector to prevent it from disconnecting, free of charge. Parts are not currently available and a second letter will be sent to owners when parts are available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, the disconnected OCS would, by default, cause the first stage, and only the first stage, of the air bag to deploy, whether there is a child seat in the front seat and the bag should not deploy or if the crash is severe and both stages.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.