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Hyundai Sonata and Genesis G70 trunk release may fail

NHTSA campaign 22V196000 · Reported 2022-03-28 · Hyundai Motor America

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A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury. The notice does not tell owners to stop driving.

What's wrong, in plain English

These cars have a release inside the trunk so anyone shut in can get out. On the vehicles being recalled, the trunk latch can become damaged, and when it does, the trunk may no longer open from the inside. Someone inside the trunk could become trapped and injured. Nothing about how the car drives or stops is affected, but it is worth keeping children from playing in or near the trunk until the dealer inspects the latch and replaces part of it.

What you should do

1. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to check whether your car is included.
2. Contact your Hyundai or Genesis dealer, or Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460, and mention recall 221/010G.
3. Have the trunk latch inspected and the latch base replaced if needed — at no cost to you.

Affected vehicles (2)

Who to contact

Genesis — official Genesis recall lookup

Customer service: 1-844-340-9741

Hyundai — official Hyundai recall lookup

Customer service: 1-855-371-9460

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Official notice

Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
Summary
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Sonata and Sonata Hybrid, and 2019 Genesis G70 vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."
Safety risk
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the trunk latch and replace the trunk latch base, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 221/010G.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.