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2018 hyundai sonata — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
346
Owner Complaints
20
Reported Injuries
1
Reported Deaths

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2018 hyundai sonata Safety Recalls (1)

21V61900006/08/2021
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH

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."

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.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2018 hyundai sonata

ENGINE
111
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
15
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
STRUCTURE
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7

Based on 346 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

17
Crash-Involved Complaints
20
Reported Injuries
1
Reported Deaths

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