{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 16V956 (156): Model Year 2017 Hyundai Elantra",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v956/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V956 (Hyundai): In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury. Hyundai's own number: 156.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata, model year 2017. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 30 December 2016. 110 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2017 Hyundai Elantra vehicles manufactured April 15, 2016, to September 13, 2016, and Sonata vehicles manufactured May 27, 2016 to September 16, 2016. In these vehicles, the end seal for the driver's frontal air bag inflator may not have been properly … 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: 156. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V956 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: “In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.” 16V956 Hyundai Motor America Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 30 December 2016 2017-2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, HYUNDAI SONATA In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury. Hyundai will notify owner",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:49:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:02:03+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 16V956 (156): Model Year 2017 Hyundai Elantra\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v956/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}