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A damaged check valve can allow air to enter the fuel tank, causing it to expand and contact hot exhaust components, melting the tank.","consequence":"A melted fuel tank can leak, increasing the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the check valve. The fuel tank assembly will be inspected for damage and replaced if necessary. Additionally, dealers will inspect and update the engine control unit software. All repairs will be performed as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning March 13, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 286. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 19, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"286","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V196000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2022-03-28","owner_notified":"2022-05-26","units":63461,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Sonata and Sonata Hybrid, and 2019 Genesis G70 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 inspect the trunk latch and replace the trunk latch base, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2022.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 221/010G.","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":"221/010G","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"20V213000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2020-04-09","owner_notified":"2020-06-03","units":11870,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Nexo and Sonata vehicles.  The Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA) software may fail to prevent vehicle movement upon detection of an RSPA system malfunction.","consequence":"Unintended vehicle movement increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the RSPA software, free of charge.  The recall began June 3, 2020.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 191.","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":"191","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"20V122000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2020-02-28","owner_notified":"2020-04-22","units":5044,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Sonata vehicles produced between October 22, 2019 and February 13, 2020.  The tire pressure label inside the driver's door and the owner's manual state an incorrect tire size.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims.\"","consequence":"The incorrect tire information may mislead the vehicle owner to install the wrong tire size, potentially affecting vehicle handling,  increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install new label stickers over the tire pressure label and in the owner's manual, free of charge.  The recall began April 22, 2020.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 190.","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":"190","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":73,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":194,"crash":6,"fire":1,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Fuel/Propulsion System",46],["Electrical System",46],["Engine",39],["Unspecified",32],["Power Train",24],["Structure",16]],"by_year":{"2020":27,"2021":18,"2022":15,"2023":20,"2024":44,"2025":33,"2026":37},"excerpts":[["2024-10-01","Electrical System","Over the last 3 months at least a dozen times the 12v auxiliary battery is completely dead after parking the car outdoors for an hour or so. This poses a safety issue, especially at night because you cannot easily access the car. You have to fumble around trying to get the key hole cover off in order to use the key sup\u2026"],["2024-08-22","Engine","On July 15th I was driving away from work and my car suddenly stopped accelerating. I was able to get it towed to a body shop I previously had it repaired at. They said the battery system was blowing a fuse when it would become undrivable. They took it to the local Hyundai dealership where they applied a new software u\u2026"],["2024-08-19","Electrical System","Sudden failure of the electrical system with warning that the hybrid battery was in operable. I parked the car, turned it off, reset the 12 V battery, and the car restarted and operated normally. This problem with the 12 V battery needing reset has happened dozens of times while I was parked. This is the first time it \u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"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 "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.097,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.097,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":34,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":52,"ncap":5,"complaints":194},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}