Yahoo Autos Genesis recalls over 65,000 cars for potential exploding seat belt pretensioners
Genesis has issued a recall that applies to over 65,000 units of the G80, GV60, GV70 and GV80 built between 2020 and 2023. The vehicles included in the campaign are fitted with front seat belt pretensioners that can explode in an accident and pelt shrapnel into the cabin.
Assigned recall number 23V-094 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the campaign includes 9,720 units of the G80 built between July 2020 and January 2023, 940 units of the GV60 built between February and December 2022, 21,917 units of the GV70 built between March 2021 and January 2023 and 32,940 units of the GV80 (pictured) built between July 2020 and December 2022.
Genesis estimates that the defect is present in about 1% of the 65,517 cars it's recalling, but the issue is potentially serious. The cars that are part of the campaign are equipped with pyrotechnic-type seat belt pretensioners that can "deploy abnormally in certain crashes due to [an] over-pressurization of the pretensioner pipe," according to the manufacturer. In turn, this problem can send "metal fragments" flying across the cabin, which increases the risk of an injury. Genesis parent company Hyundai isn't aware of any injuries or fatalities, however.
