2017 Hyundai Sonata

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 3 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 227 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 3 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 761 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 11 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

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: 2017

  • 21V619000 2021-08-06

    Recall 21V619000

    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."

    Recorded model years: 2017

  • 16V956000 2016-12-30

    Recall 16V956000

    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…

    Recorded model years: 2017

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

  • 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: 2017

  • 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: 2017

  • 11033701 2026-05-19

    9C2 DCS 260518

    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: 2017

Showing 3 of 227 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

  • EA25005 2025-10-21

    DTN Air Bag Inflator Rupture

    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…

    Recorded model years: 2017

  • 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: 2017

  • EA19001 2019-04-19

    Electrical overstress

    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.  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…

    Recorded model years: 2017

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

  • 2022244 2022-05-08

    Transport Canada recall 2022244

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

    Recorded model years: 2017

  • 2022107 2022-03-10

    Transport Canada recall 2022107

    Issue: On certain vehicles, the software update that was installed during campaign R0180 (Transport Canada recall numbers 2021-034 or 2021-575) may not be effective. As a result, a second repair is required. Hyundai Auto Canada is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign that provides an update to the engine control module to detect potential problems before an engine fails. An engine…

    Recorded model years: 2017

  • 2021589 2021-09-24

    Transport Canada recall 2021589

    Issue: On certain vehicles, an intermittent problem could cause the turn signals to activate in the opposite direction from what a driver intends. For example, when the driver uses the right turn signal, the left signal could turn on. Note: For 2016 and 2017 models, the Sonata Hybrid and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) models are also affected by this recall.…

    Recorded model years: 2017

Showing 3 of 11 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

761 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 28
  • reports mentioning a fire 11
  • reported injuries 12
  • reported fatalities 1

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

  • Engine399 (39.9%)Official recall records for this system: 28, covering model years 1999–2019.
  • Steering173 (17.3%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2011–2015.
  • Electrical system65 (6.5%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 1999–2026.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)55 (5.5%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2011–2023.
  • Body & structure37 (3.7%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1997–2021.
  • Fuel system33 (3.3%)Official recall records for this system: 15, covering model years 1997–2023.
  • Air bags (restraint system)22 (2.2%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 1999–2017.
  • Brakes22 (2.2%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 2002–2016.

Other / uncategorized: 101 classifications (10.1%) 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.

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