{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"16V615000","date":"2016-08-24","owner_notified":"2016-10-14","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","component":"AIR BAGS","summary":"Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 28, 2016 through April 12, 2016.  The affected vehicles have a driver-side frontal air bag that may not adequately protect the driver's neck from injury in the event of a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"A frontal air bag that does not adequately protect the driver's neck may increase their risk of injury in the event of a crash.","remedy":"Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge.  The recall began October 14, 2016.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 148.","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.","mfr_campaign":"148","part_number":null,"units":1031,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2018-1","period_to":"2018-1","submitted":"2018-04-18","involved":1031,"remedied":748,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":72,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"HYUNDAI","model":"SONATA","vehicle_id":"2016_hyundai_sonata","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-02-25","built_to":"2016-05-11"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/16V615000"}