# NHTSA recall 16V232000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V232000
- Manufacturer's number: 144
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2016\-04\-21
- Owners notified: 2016\-06\-15
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 33

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor Company \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 2017 Elantra vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016 to February 22, 2016, and one 2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicle manufactured October 15, 2015.  In these vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage air bag deployment, resulting in the second stage not deploying in certain crashes.  The primary stage will deploy as intended.


## What can happen

An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge.  The recall began on May 5,2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-855\-371\-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 144.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 33
- Reported remedied: 31 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-01\-12 to 2016\-02\-22.
- [2015 HYUNDAI SONATA](/makes/hyundai/sonata/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-05\-29 to 2016\-02\-11.
- [2016 HYUNDAI SONATA](/makes/hyundai/sonata/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-05\-29 to 2016\-02\-11.
- [2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID](/makes/hyundai/sonata/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-15 to 2015\-10\-15. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [DTN DL](/bulletins/11032523.md), 2026-05-08, Other
- [DTN DCS](/bulletins/11032522.md), 2026-05-08, Other
- [TRW Settlement DCS](/bulletins/11027047.md), 2026-01-06, Other
- [TRW Summary Notice](/bulletins/11027046.md), 2026-01-06, Other
- [TRW Settlement Notice](/bulletins/11027045.md), 2026-01-06, Other
- [5NP\-F6A4D\-11](/bulletins/10088663.md), 2017-01-13, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-Y5X5D\-09](/bulletins/10082442.md), 2016-10-14, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-N4N2R\-09](/bulletins/10082427.md), 2016-10-14, Service bulletin
- [SB\-15\-01\-032](/bulletins/10072059.md), 2016-06-17, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-15\-01\-032](/bulletins/10058911.md), 2015-12-16, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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