2015 Hyundai Sonata

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 21V749000 2021-09-24

  Recall 21V749000

  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.

  Recorded model years: 2015

• 17V359000 2017-06-05

  Recall 17V359000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in the dash due to corrosion in the switch.

  Recorded model years: 2015

• 16V726000 2016-10-11

  Recall 16V726000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 8, 2014, to August 18, 2015, and Hyundai Sonata vehicles manufactured May 28, 2014, to March 18, 2016, equipped with the panoramic sunroof option. Due to a bonding issue with the sunroof wind deflector, the sunroof panel on the affected vehicles may detach while driving.

  Recorded model years: 2015

Showing 3 of 9 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 65 records exist for the Hyundai Sonata where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11033699 2026-05-21

  26-01-013H-2 TSB

  Certain Santa Fe (TMA), Santa Fe Sport (AN), Sonata (LFA), and Tucson (TL) vehicles equipped with Theta II engines may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. This bulletin provides instructions for updating the Engine Control Module (ECM) to address this condition.

  Recorded model years: 2015

• 11033700 2026-05-21

  26-01-013H-2 DN

  Certain Santa Fe (TMA), Santa Fe Sport (AN), Sonata (LFA), and Tucson (TL) vehicles equipped with Theta II engines may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. The California Air Resources Board has determined that these vehicles may be releasing air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards.

  Recorded model years: 2015

• 11033705 2026-05-19

  9C2 060518

  Following completion of Service Campaign 9C2 (Theta II Emissions Improvement), certain vehicles may exhibit a brief hesitation or rough shifting condition during cold start operation. If present, this condition is expected to occur only within approximately the first 1-3 minutes after engine start, while the catalyst is reaching its normal operating temperature.

  Recorded model years: 2015

Showing 3 of 250 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 880 records exist for the Hyundai Sonata where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• DP22003 2022-09-12

  Loss of Motive Power

  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…

  Recorded model years: 2015

• EA21003 2021-12-22

  Engine Fires

  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.  During the PE investigations, Hyundai and Kia issued several recalls to address vehicle fires, including…

  Recorded model years: 2015

• DP21003 2021-11-12

  Throttle control system vulnerabilities

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a petition letter dated October 10, 2021, requesting an investigation of possible defects in the electronic throttle control (ETC) system on certain Kia vehicles resulting in the opening of DP21-003. Accordingly, Model Year (MY) 2005-2016 Kia Optima/K5, MY 2006-2015 Kia Sorento, MY 2007-2016 Hyundai Elantra,…

  Recorded model years: 2015

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 20 records exist for the Hyundai Sonata where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2024080 2024-02-08

  Transport Canada recall 2024080

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2015

• 2023104 2023-03-01

  Transport Canada recall 2023104

  Issue: Hyundai is conducting a special service campaign to upgrade the safety plug fuse. On certain Sonata Hybrid (HEV) models, the safety plug fuse in the power relay assembly could blow and cause a sudden loss of hybrid system power. Safety Risk: A loss of hybrid system power may increase the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Hyundai will notify…

  Recorded model years: 2015

• 2021612 2021-10-01

  Transport Canada recall 2021612

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2015

Showing 3 of 15 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 63 records exist for the Hyundai Sonata where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

1,142 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 34
• reports mentioning a fire 48
• reported injuries 32
• reported fatalities 2

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Engine641 (38.5%)Official recall records for this system: 28, covering model years 1999–2019.
• Electrical system167 (10.0%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 1999–2026.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)133 (8.0%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2011–2023.
• Fuel system84 (5.1%)Official recall records for this system: 15, covering model years 1997–2023.
• Brakes80 (4.8%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 2002–2016.
• Steering74 (4.4%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2011–2015.
• Speed control & accelerator61 (3.7%)
• Body & structure53 (3.2%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1997–2021.

Other / uncategorized: 164 classifications (9.9%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 15,928 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.