{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 16V232 (144): Model Year 2015-2016 Sonata",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v232/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V232 (Hyundai): An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury. Hyundai's own number: 144.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, model years 2015 to 2017. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 21 April 2016. 33 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 2017 Elantra vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016 to February 22, 2016, and one 2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicle manufactured October 15, 2015. In these vehicles, the driver's frontal … 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: 144. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V232 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: “An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.” 16V232 Hyundai Motor America Air Bags:Frontal 21 April 2016 2015-2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, HYUNDAI SONATA, HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury. Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:19:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:42:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 16V232 (144): Model Year 2015-2016 Sonata\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v232/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}