The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Genesis G80: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Genesis reported 18 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Genesis G80, model years 2017–2023, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15,710 | 64 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,685 | 18 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6,406 | 31 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 6 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 9 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 9 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Genesis G80 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Genesis G80, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-03 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-24 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-08 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-05-20 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-05-20 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-20 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2018 | KO | 9 | 7 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-12-15 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-07-31 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-09 | 2017 | AR | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2017 | ID | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-20 | 2021 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-03-03 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-07-18 | 2018 | TX | 2 | 4 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-01-06 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2019 Q1 |
| 2017-12-16 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-16 | 2017 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Genesis received alleging a death or injury in a Genesis G80 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a G80 that sold more will have more rows. All Genesis models · What these reports are, and are not.