Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Hyundai Sonata has 17 NHTSA airbags complaints and 2 airbags-related recalls.
17
Complaints
2
Recalls
8
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 28, 2016 through April 12, 2016. The affected...
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AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 2017 Elantra...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was involved in a low-speed collision at a residential intersection after stopping at a stop sign ... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | AIR BAGS | I am submitting this complaint as a follow-up to my prior NHTSA complaint regarding the defective pa... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The problem originates from a single faulty passenger seat airbag sensor, but Hyundai requires repla... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | AIR BAGS | WARNING LIGHT ON DASH JUST WENT ON |
| Sep 25, 2023 | AIR BAGS | On September 25, 2023, I was involved in a motor vehicle collision while driving my Hyundai Sonata 2... |
| Jul 27, 2023 | AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1. Driver side airbag. Inspected. 2.Airbag safety light is on in the console. Driver may receive inj... |
| May 17, 2023 | AIR BAGS | I was in a near head on collision that knocked me out of my lane and knocked me around my car (I was... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | For no apparent reason and very little passenger usage the seat sensor for the passenger air bag is ... |
| May 2, 2021 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO INS... |
| May 30, 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was in a rear collision with an SUV but my air bags to the 2016 Hyundai Sonata did not deploy. Ev... |
| Nov 6, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS LIGHTS KEEPS COMING WHILE WE'RE IN SEATBELTS |
| Sep 3, 2019 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | - SUDDEN ACCECLERATION SURGE WHEN RELEASING BRAKE. WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING AND WHEN LIGHT TURN GRE... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON |
| Jul 21, 2019 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER, GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY 49. NO AIR BAGS RELEASED. AFTER TAKING CAR TO ... |
| Mar 28, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG SENOR CAME ON. NONE OF THE CONTROLS WORK ON MY STEERING WHEEL. |
| Mar 9, 2016 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | DEER RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR. AIR BAGS INFLATED AND STAYED SO FOR QUITE A WHILE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF ... |
| Feb 19, 2016 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | ON FEBRUARY 19 2019 I WAS DRIVING A CAR RENTAL FROM HERTZ DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CA DR... |