{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 16V117 (140): Model Year 2012 Genesis",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v117/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V117 (Hyundai): Inoperative wipers during inclement weather can decrease driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Equus, Hyundai Genesis, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 29 February 2016. 18,700 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured August 1, 2011, to April 30, 2012, and 2011-2013 Equus vehicles manufactured July 10, 2011, to June 12, 2012. The windshield wiper motor cover seal on the affected vehicles may degrade allowing corrosion on the wiper … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 140. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V117 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Inoperative wipers during inclement weather can decrease driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V117 Hyundai Motor America Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor 29 February 2016 2011-2013 HYUNDAI EQUUS, HYUNDAI GENESIS Inoperative wipers during inclement weather can decrease driver visibility, increasing the risk of ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:07:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:31:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 16V117 (140): Model Year 2012 Genesis\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v117/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}