Year · Make · Model

2017 Hyundai Sonata

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

NCAP safety

Overall

Frontal

Side

Rollover

Consumer complaints

748 filed

28

Crashes

11

Fires

12

Injuries reported

1

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

Engine
371
Steering
170
Unknown OR Other
98
Electrical System
59
Power Train
52
STRUCTURE:BODY
36
FUEL/PROPULSION System
31
AIR Bags
21

Recalls

4 campaigns

21V749000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2021-09-24

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sonata, 2016-2017 Sonata Hybrid, and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.

RiskA turn signal that activates in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 210.

21V749000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2021-09-24

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sonata, 2016-2017 Sonata Hybrid, and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.

RiskA turn signal that activates in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 210.

21V619000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH2021-08-06

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Sonata, 2016-2018 Sonata Hybrid, 2018-2020 Accent, and 2016-2017 Azera vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."

RiskA person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.

FixDealers will replace the trunk latch base, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 208.

16V956000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2016-12-30

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2017 Hyundai Elantra vehicles manufactured April 15, 2016, to September 13, 2016, and Sonata vehicles manufactured May 27, 2016 to September 16, 2016. In these vehicles, the end seal for the driver's frontal air bag inflator may not have been properly installed, possibly resulting in reduced inflation of the frontal air bag in the event of a crash.

RiskIn the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.

FixHyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 156.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions

EA25005·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2025-10-21

DTN Air Bag Inflator Rupture

DP22003·ENGINE2022-09-12 → 2023-12-12

Loss of Motive Power

EA19001·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2019-04-19 → 2024-09-19

Electrical overstress

Led to recall20V024