Hyundai Recall FAQs

The auto industry checks itself and its products by cooperating with the National Highway and Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). This unbiased organization conducts safety tests on vehicles, car seats, tires, and all automotive equipment to ensure they meet the required safety standards. Sometimes these tests will discover factory defects or design flaws that pose a safety risk. To protect drivers and passengers, a recall will be issued for that vehicle. 

If there’s a Hyundai recall on your model, you’ll be notified and Hyundai will fix the problem free of charge at any Hyundai dealership’s service center, like the one at Five Star Hyundai of Albany that serves the Tifton and Americus areas. 

Why Does My Car Have a Recall?

Recalls on your car are issued when there is a defect in “performance, construction, a component, or material of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment.” A recall is issued if a vehicle or one of its components: 

• Poses a risk to motor vehicle safety
• Exists in a group of vehicles of the same design or manufacture
• Exist in items of equipment of the same type and manufacture

Does My Car Have a Recall? 

If you’re wondering, “Does my car have a recall?” the first thing you need to do is check your mail. If your car is properly up-to-date on registration, you’ll be notified of a Hyundai recall through the mail. 

Here’s how to check recalls on your car without relying on the mail: use the NHTSA recall finder with your vehicle’s 17-digit vehicle identification number (VIN). You can find the VIN on the certification label in the driver’s door opening or on a plate on the driver-side windshield, visible from the exterior of the vehicle. If your vehicle is over 15 years old, you need to contact Hyundai Customer Relationship Center for Hyundai recall information.

What to Do About Hyundai Recalls

Once you’ve verified that there’s a recall on your car, It’s easy: contact our service center to schedule your recall repair, which will be made by our certified technicians, free of any charge to you. If you need to get back to work in Camilla while the repair is being done, we can provide complimentary transportation. 

Rely On Us for Hyundai Recall Repairs

Now that you know how to check recalls on your car, take a minute to run your VIN through the finder, and rest assured that any Hyundai recalls will be handled quickly and free of charge in Albany. Or, if you’d like to find out the best maintenance plan for your car, take a look at our Hyundai maintenance schedule.