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Hyundai Sonata · 2021

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V796000·2025-11-17

    Hyundai Sonata fuel tank can expand and melt against hot exhaust

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2020-2023 Sonata vehicles because a damaged check valve can let air into the fuel tank, causing it to expand, contact hot exhaust components and melt.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SONATA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V746000·2022-10-06

    Hyundai Elantra N recalled for transmission failure causing loss of drive power

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2021-2022 vehicles due to transmission oil pump malfunction that can cause complete loss of drive power, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI KONA N, VELOSTER N, ELANTRA N, SANTA CRUZ
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V00M000·2021-12-28

    Hyundai recalls vehicles for windshield detachment risk in Santa Fe and other models

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles due to improper windshield bonding that may cause detachment during a crash. Dealers will reinstall windshields at no cost.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE, SONATA, ELANTRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V524000·2021-07-09

    Hyundai Santa Fe and Sonata recalled for fuel pipe leak fire risk

    Fuel may leak at a pipe connection in affected 2021-2022 Hyundai Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles with 2.5L engines, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SONATA, SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19003 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17004 Recall Query · engine
  • PE16018 Preliminary Evaluation · seat belts:front:anchorage
  • PE16010 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads
  • PE14023 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags
  • PE13033 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2015 · engine 421 complaints, median 75,000 mi
    Includes 23 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2016 · engine 346 complaints, median 88,000 mi
    Includes 11 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2011 · electrical 345 complaints, median 70,000 mi
    Includes 25 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2013 · steering 341 complaints, median 66,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death and 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2011 · airbags 327 complaints, median 94,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a death and 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,025 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.3/5 · 16 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 45 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.7/5 · 85 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 3.6/5 · 91 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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