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Park outside (fire risk)

Hyundai Motor America: Park Outside: Fire from Overheated Power Seat Motors

Recall date · Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

What to do

Park outside (fire risk) until repaired (NHTSA record). Owners are advised to park their vehicles outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until the repair has been performed.

Company
Hyundai Motor America
Reason
Hyundai Motor America (Genesis) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Hyundai Genesis, and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 vehicles. The front power seat motors may overheat due to a stuck power seat control switch, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.
Hazard
A fire increases the risk of injury.
Who’s affected
94,622 potentially affected
Where
Nationwide
Remedy
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until the repair has been performed. The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 7, 2026. Owners of Hyundai vehicles may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Genesis owners may contact Genesis customer service at 844-340-9741. Hyundai recall number for this recall is 308 and Genesis' recall number is 035G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 13, 2026.
Remedy contact
Owners of Hyundai vehicles may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.
Official notice
www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=26V664000…

Products

  1. Recalled: certain 2015-2016 Hyundai Genesis, and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 vehicles. The front power seat motors may overheat due to a stuck power seat control switch, which can result in a fire while parked or driving.

    Vehicle · SEATS

Update history

  1. First listed on OVERLOOKED from the official record.

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Proof: raw official record (JSON) · fetched from NHTSA API

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