Overview
- Sales of the affected trims have been paused in the U.S., Canada and other markets, and a formal recall covering about 68,500 vehicles is being finalized for submission to U.S. regulators.
- The issue involves second- and third-row power seats that may fail to detect contact during power-folding and during the second-row one-touch tilt-and-slide function, posing a crushing risk.
- An interim over-the-air software update is expected by the end of March to improve contact detection and add operating safeguards, with a no-cost dealer hardware repair to follow.
- Hyundai is warning owners to avoid using the power seat functions when people or objects are present, and dealers may provide rental vehicles until a full remedy is available.
- A two-year-old’s death on March 7 in Ohio remains under investigation, and analysts estimate direct recall-related costs could reach about 100 billion won with additional legal exposure possible.