Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Hyundai Sonata has 398 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
398
Complaints
1
Recalls
23
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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AIR BAGS
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 393,308 MY 2006-2008 SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH FEATURES AN OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (O...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| May 3, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illumi... |
| Apr 2, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The red warning airbag light stays on and it’s visible as I drive. Does this mean the airbags are ... |
| Jan 10, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light in my car stays illuminated and I’m not sure why. No auto/body shops will touch it ... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | AIR BAGS | My AIR BAG warning light is constantly illuminated. I went on line and found Hyundai 2006 Sonata rec... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | AIR BAGS | 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light is on all of the time on my car. I was told some of these cars were recalled for this ... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | My airbag light has come on. The censor in the passenger seat has failed and isn't recognizing the w... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Passenger occupant classification sensor fails to properly identify whether an adult or child is sit... |
| Apr 2, 2021 | AIR BAGS | I financed my 2006 Hyundai Sonata from a Maryland state car dealer. At the time of my purchase, the ... |
| Feb 6, 2021 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMI... |
| Jan 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMI... |
| Sep 7, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT(DRIVER SIDE) TURNED ON BY ITSELF DURING DRIVING, AND STAYED ON(SOMETIME TURNED OFF BY I... |
| Aug 30, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, BUT MY V... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light is ON. Malfunction in Occupant Classification Sensor is detected by the Hyundai dea... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSOR IS SHOWING AN TROUBLE CODE B1448. NO DAMAGE TO SEAT OR ANY REASON ... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSOR IS SHOWING AN TROUBLE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT REMAIN ON ALWA... |
| Jul 15, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. KEY HYUNDAI MILFORD CT SENT SEAT OUT FOR RECALIBRATION AT 40,000 MILES. THEY R... |
| Jun 13, 2019 | AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | ESC/ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR ACCELERATION WAS HARD AND BRAKI... |
| May 24, 2019 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL: MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, NOW IT WILL NOT GO OFF. |