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NHTSA safety record
Genesis
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Genesis, model years 2017 to 2026.
24
Vehicles
835
Complaints
35
Recalls
3
Fires
2
Deaths
24Genesis year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 835 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the electrical system than any other system: 212 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2018 G80, with 95.
NHTSA holds 35 recall campaigns naming Genesis vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 1 defect investigation into these vehicles is open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 1 of these 24 vehicles.
Most complained-about Genesis models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Genesis
The systems named most often across every Genesis complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 212
- ENGINE 143
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 111
- POWER TRAIN 101
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 72
Open investigations (1)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Most recent Genesis recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Genesis, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL
26V493000 · July 30, 2026
An misfire or loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 42 vehicles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
26V229000 · April 10, 2026
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 94,760 vehicles
Pages 2026 GV70 2025 GV70 2025 GV80 2024 GV70 2024 GV80 2023 GV70
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
26V218000 · April 6, 2026
A detached seat belt anchor will not adequately restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 294,448 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
26V019000 · January 16, 2026
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or fuel gauge, increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 83,877 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS
25V833000 · December 2, 2025
Sudden, unintended braking increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 483 vehicles
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
25V809000 · November 21, 2025
Side curtain air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 258 vehicles
Pages 2026 GV70
STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM
25V624000 · September 19, 2025
Detached molding can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 7,855 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
25V474000 · July 17, 2025
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 4,754 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
25V105000 · February 20, 2025
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 32,594 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
24V868000 · November 18, 2024
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai Motor America · up to 145,642 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Genesis page on this site
24 vehicles across 6 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
Compiled and maintained by guarledes
Independent developer and analyst