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Hyundai Genesis · 2012

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V489000·2013-10-29

    Hyundai Recalls 2009-2012 Genesis Vehicles for Brake Fluid Defect

    Hyundai is recalling 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles because the brake fluid may not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU). This corrosion could reduce brake effectiveness and increase the risk of a crash.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI GENESIS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V117000·2016-02-29

    Hyundai Recalls Equus and Genesis Vehicles for Wiper Motor Defect

    Hyundai is recalling 2011-2013 Equus and 2012 Genesis vehicles because a degrading wiper motor seal can cause corrosion and loss of wiper function, increasing crash risk in bad weather.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI EQUUS, GENESIS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2012Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19003 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17004 Recall Query · engine
  • PE13033 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
  • PE13007 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:rear
  • PE09003 Preliminary Evaluation · electronic stability control

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2013 · brakes 42 complaints, median 80,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2012 · electrical 39 complaints, median 58,000 mi
  • 2012 · engine 37 complaints, median 60,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2012 · powertrain 37 complaints, median 55,000 mi
  • 2013 · engine 34 complaints, median 56,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

410 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2016: 3.6/5 · 95 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2015: 3.0/5 · 305 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2014: 4.3/5 · 22 complaints · most complained-of: cruise-control
  • 2013: 3.7/5 · 195 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2012: 3.5/5 · 269 complaints · most complained-of: brakes

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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