{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 22V218 (223): 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v218/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V218 (Hyundai): Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra, model years 2020 to 2022. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 1 April 2022. 6,240 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment. 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: 223. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V218 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: “Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.” 22V218 Hyundai Motor America Seat Belts:Front 1 April 2022 2020-2022 HYUNDAI ACCENT, HYUNDAI ELANTRA Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury. Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Interim notification le",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:29:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:56:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 22V218 (223): 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v218/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}