2021 HYUNDAI SONATA

4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 172 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints172
Complaints citing a crash11
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

25V7960002025-11-17

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

A melted fuel tank can leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

22V7460002022-10-06

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

21V00M0002021-12-28

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

A windshield that detaches from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

21V5240002021-07-09

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.

What owners report most

  • 33ENGINE
  • 30UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 20POWER TRAIN
  • 18FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 15ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 8VISIBILITY/WIPER
  • 7FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
  • 4AIR BAGS

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Two 2021 HYUNDAI SONATAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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