Simply shy of 1,800 Genesis GV60s from the 2023 mannequin 12 months are being recalled in the US for what may very well be a severe challenge with the rear driveshafts.

The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration’s (NHTSA) recall discover states that GV60 fashions with the obtainable all-wheel drive powertrain have rear driveshafts that would fracture resulting from irregular stress incurred through the manufacturing course of.

If a rear driveshaft is to fracture, it might end result within the lack of energy and improve the danger of a crash.

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An investigation into the problem was opened on March 9, 2023 after a report of fractured rear driveshafts on GV60 fashions offered in Korea and Europe. Hyundai then inspected autos at ports and automobile processing facilities in Korea and the UK and of the 333 autos inspected, some 29 GV60 fashions had been discovered to have driveshafts with suspect harm.

Whereas the automotive producer is just not conscious of any incidents associated to the problem in the US, it has recognized 5 incidents involving fractured rear driveshafts in autos from Korea and the UK.

A complete of 1,790 GV60 fashions produced for the U.S. market between June 15, 2022 and February 10, 2023 are concerned within the recall. House owners will probably be notified by first-class mail by June 25 and instructed to carry their automobile to a Genesis vendor the place the left and proper rear driveshafts will probably be changed freed from cost. Genesis will even reimburse any house owners who’ve beforehand paid to have the problem mounted previous to the issuance of the recall.

The automaker notes that the improved driveshafts had been produced utilizing a correctly aligned jig instrument and have been absolutely inspected for abnormalities.