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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.","consequence":"A turn signal that activates in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"210","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"21V727000","component":"ENGINE","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2021-09-17","owner_notified":"2022-01-15","units":95515,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Tucson and Sonata Hybrid vehicles.  The connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which can result in engine damage.","consequence":"A damaged engine can increase the risk of a fire or it can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the engine.  If bearing damage is found, the engine will be replaced.  Dealers will also install a software update containing a new Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS).  Repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owners were notified of the defect on November 16, 2021.   Owner notification letters were mailed January 15, 2022.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 209.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"209","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":["hev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"21V619000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2021-08-06","owner_notified":"2021-12-04","units":348158,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"208","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"18V166000","component":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2018-03-12","owner_notified":"2018-05-02","units":2840,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles.  These vehicles are equipped with a Voltage Protection Device (VPD), designed to protect the high voltage battery module, that may activate inadvertently.","consequence":"If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will remove the VPD switch and install a new Battery Management System (BMS) that contains an Overvoltage Protection Device (OPD).  The recall is expected to begin May 2018.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 175.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"175","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["phev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V956000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2016-12-30","owner_notified":"2017-02-13","units":110,"summary":"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.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Hyundai 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"156","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":5,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":60,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":874,"crash":29,"fire":15,"injured":12,"deaths":1,"comps":[["Engine",445],["Steering",181],["Unspecified",119],["Electrical System",94],["Power Train",69],["Structure",37]],"by_year":{"2016":3,"2017":26,"2018":36,"2019":67,"2020":68,"2021":98,"2022":150,"2023":139,"2024":132,"2025":104,"2026":51},"excerpts":[["2026-05-11","Electrical System","On 12/20/25, the car - a Sonata plug-in hybrid - failed to start. When I pushed the \"start\" button, the dashboard display lit up w many clearly irrelevant error messages. Each time I pressed start, somewhat fewer error messages blasted toward me, and finally, no response at all. On 12/21/2026, the tow driver said it wa\u2026"],["2026-04-29","Engine","I am reporting a serious safety issue involving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid (VIN: [XXX] ), originally purchased in California. While driving at approximately 70 mph on a highway, the vehicle suddenly lost all propulsion without warning and rapidly decelerated. This created a dangerous situation with surroundin\u2026"],["2026-03-18","Power Train","To the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I am filing this formal safety complaint regarding a dangerous engine failure incident involving my 2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid. Description of Incident: While traveling on CA-85 near Mountain View, California, at approximately 65 miles per hour, the engine \u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA25005","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2025-10-21","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"DTN Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has become aware of eight vehicle crashes in which a rupture of a Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Ltd. (DTN) air bag inflator occurred during the deployment of the driver side air bag. All eight drivers in these crashes sustained serious or fatal injuries that appear linked to the ruptures. Six of those drivers sustained fatal injuries and two sustained severe injuries. In all eight incidents, the subject inflators had been installed as replacement equipment after the vehicle was involved in a previous crash. Information gathered during NHTSA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s initial analysis of these incidents indicates that the inflators were potentially "},{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"DP22003","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2022-09-12","closed":"2023-12-12","campaign":"","subject":"Loss of Motive Power","summary":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a letter dated July 13, 2022, petitioning the Agency to initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power allegations attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain Hyundai Motor America, Inc. and Kia America, Inc. vehicles spanning Model Years (MY) 2005-2021. The Petitioners cited examples of complaints indicating that the subject vehicles were experiencing rapid loss of engine oil due to oil drain plug back outs, resulting in loss of motive power and/or catastrophic engine damage. Additional complaints were provided which alleged that the oil drain pans lack sufficient structural integrity and are "},{"action":"EA21003","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2021-12-22","closed":"2024-02-05","campaign":"23V877","subject":"Engine Fires","summary":"On March 29, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened two Preliminary Evaluations (PE19-003 on Hyundai and PE19-004 on Kia) to broadly investigate incidents of non-crash fires (regardless of origin or operational status of the vehicle) on various model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles.\u00c2\u00a0 During the PE investigations, Hyundai and Kia issued several recalls to address vehicle fires, including those due to engine failures involving various engine types.\u00c2\u00a0 The remedies for the engine failure recalls typically involve engine inspection (to detect existing damage), and if necessary, engine replacement.\u00c2\u00a0 Additionally, both manufacturers have been installing an engine control software mo"},{"action":"EA19001","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","opened":"2019-04-19","closed":"2024-09-19","campaign":"20V024","subject":"Electrical overstress","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.\u00c2\u00a0 During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. \u00c2\u00a0The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.105,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.105,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":34,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":42,"ncap":5,"complaints":874},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}