# NHTSA recall 21V796000

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: 21V796000
- Manufacturer's number: 211/009G
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2021\-10\-13
- Owners notified: 2022\-02\-10
- Component: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- Units potentially affected: 978
- Part numbers: 888A0T6500, 888B0T6500 \(GV80\), 888A0AR500, 888B0AR500 \(GV70\), 88810AA500 \(Elantra\), 88810K2500, 88820K2500 \(Venue\)

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor America \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, Genesis GV80 and 2022 Genesis GV70 vehicles.  In the event of a crash, the front driver\-side and/or passenger\-side seat belt pretensioner\(s\) may explode upon deployment.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-855\-371\-9460.  Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G.  This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V\-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V\-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V\-094 for Genesis vehicles.  Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2023 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 978
- Reported remedied: 449 \(45%\)
- Reported unreachable: 15
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 quarter 4, 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

- [2022 GENESIS GV70](/makes/genesis/gv70/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 GENESIS GV80](/makes/genesis/gv80/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 HYUNDAI VENUE](/makes/hyundai/venue/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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