Genesis Is Recalling 65,000 Vehicles Over a Seat Belt Pretensioner Issue

Author: Daniel-RufiangePublished: 2/27/2023

• Genesis is recalling over 65,000 vehicles - 6,900 of them in Canada - to fix potentially defective seat belt pretensioners.

• The recall affects 2020-2023 G80 sedans, GV70 and GV80 SUVs and GV60 EVs.

• Kia and Hyundai have each already issued recalls to fix the same defect.

Genesis has issued a recall of over 65,000 2020-2023 G80, GV60, GV70 and GV80 vehicles to fix a potential defect with seat belt pretensioners, which could potentially explode during an accident, sending metal shrapnel flying through the cabin. Genesis Canada confirmed to Auto123 that of the total, 6,900 vehicles in Canada are affected by the recall.

Specifically, the campaign affects 9,720 units of the G80 sedan (built July 2020-January 2023), 940 units of the GV60 EV (built February-December 2022), 21,917 units of the GV70 (built March 2021-January 2023) and 32,940 units of the GV80 (built July 2020-December 2022).