{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 16V615 (148): Model Year 2016 Sonata",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v615/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V615 (Hyundai): 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.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Sonata, model year 2016. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 24 August 2016. 1,031 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … 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: 148. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V615 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: “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.” 16V615 Hyundai Motor America Air Bags 24 August 2016 2016-2016 HYUNDAI SONATA 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. Hyundai will notify owner",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:36:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:28:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 16V615 (148): Model Year 2016 Sonata\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v615/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}