The 2016 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 85,795 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS20V2480002020-05-041,295 affected
Defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016 Genesis Coupe vehicles. The mounting bolts securing the driver-side frontal air bag may have been insufficiently tightened, potentially causing the air bag to detach from the steering wheel.
Consequence
A detached driver's air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the mounting bolts and retighten them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 192.
AIR BAGS16V7220002016-10-0784,500 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
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…
Remedy
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…
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes3injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tire had a blow out. Total separation from wheel. Bought tire on july 2022 one year ago. Caused damage to vehicle. 226/45r18 91y continental extreme contact dws06”
“My 2016 genesis coupe will spontaneously, randomly accelerate, full throttle. I can't stop it until I throw it into neutral. There doesn't seem to be any common factor for it to happen. More often it was on the start up but sometimes as I was driving in traffic. The incidents are usually far…”
“On 7/20/20 at 6:48 pm I was in a major accident. Taking out 60 feet of fence and rolling multiple times. Thankfull to be alive; however, the airbags never deployed. And my vin showed no recalls”
“2300 started my car to go get lunch (at work). I first noticed that my lights were not on (they are set to automatic) so I turned it back one and they turned on; however, the headlights would not. Also no sound when using signals. Lastly, the seat belt chime would alarm every 15 sec or so, the…”
“2300 started my car to go get lunch (at work). I first noticed that my lights were not on (they are set to automatic) so I turned it back one and they turned on; however, the headlights would not. Also no sound when using signals. Lastly, the seat belt chime would alarm every 15 sec or so, the…”
“After refueling, started vehicle and noticed that auto-on headlights did not work as I had to turn them to the manual "on" setting. Next, my doors would not lock and the dash lights became extremely bright. Next, my seat belt continuously "chimed" while I was driving with it on. I also noticed…”
“The a pillar hinge has broken all of the wells in this area. It make a lot of noise when going on bumps. The wells have broke on both sides of the car. The car has never been in a accident and occurred over a few weeks of driving.”
“Manual transmission grinds when shifting, sometimes the gear doesn't want to go in and you have to force it.. Car has had this issue since the first week I purchased it. Car has 15,000 miles.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Hyundai Genesis Coupe as of
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