Campaign 26V-218

Driver and passenger seat belt anchors may detach

Defect summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6, 2023-2026 Genesis G90, 2024-2026 Hyundai Santa Fe, and Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The driver and passenger seat belt anchors may detach.

Consequence

A detached seat belt anchor will not adequately restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and reinforce or replace the seat belt anchors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460 and Genesis customer service at 844-340-9741. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 298 and 032G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov April 8, 2026.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V218000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

4 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about seat belts on these vehicles: 24, of which 4 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-218
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Genesis	G90	2023 to 2026	2
Hyundai	Ioniq 6	2023 to 2025	1
Hyundai	Santa Fe	2024 to 2026	19
Hyundai	Santa Fe Hybrid	2024 to 2026	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "NHTSA investigation" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-452 Jul 14, 2026
Seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash
26V-169 Mar 19, 2026
Internal wiring within the third-row driver-side seat belt buckle may become damaged and result in a permanent display of a belted third-row…
25V-797 Nov 17, 2025
Seat belt retractors for the driver and front passenger seats may not be securely fastened
25V-607 Sep 11, 2025
Seat belt buckles in the driver, passenger, and second-row window seats may fail to latch
23V-650 Sep 22, 2023
Seat belt assemblies in the right and left rear seats may not function properly
23V-557 Aug 4, 2023
Automatic locking retractor for the front passenger-side seat belt may prohibit the seat belt from fastening and/or extending properly