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Year · Make · Model

2018 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.

1
Open recalls
357
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
200
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

357 filed
18
Crashes
12
Fires
20
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    200
  • Unknown OR Other
    57
  • Electrical System
    56
  • Power Train
    36
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    29
  • Exterior Lighting
    21
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    17
  • Service Brakes
    14

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
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

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