2018 GENESIS G80

6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 116 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints116
Complaints citing a crash13
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 6

24V1910002024-03-08

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

An oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.

24V1070002024-02-13

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

21V1600002021-03-10

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

An electrical short circuit inside the ABS module could cause an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.

19V5380002019-07-19

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

Oil leaking onto the exhaust manifold increases the risk of a fire.

18V4960002018-07-27

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag deploys instead of being deactivated when a child or infant are in the front passenger seat, it can increase the risk of injury.

18V3050002018-05-10

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

If the glass bonding strength is reduced over time, the windshield and rear window may detach while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 21ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 16UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 15STEERING
  • 11ENGINE
  • 9WHEELS
  • 9AIR BAGS
  • 5POWER TRAIN
  • 5SERVICE BRAKES

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Two 2018 GENESIS G80s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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