NHTSA recall 18V137000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 18V137000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 174 |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Reported | 2018-02-27 |
| Owners notified | 2018-10-15 |
| Component | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE; SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 580058 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-05-01 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 580058 |
| Reported remedied | 356835 (61%) |
| Reported unreachable | 37551 |
| Reported removed | 70980 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. On February 27, 2018, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) notified NHTSA that they were recalling 154,753 model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. On April 18, 2018, Hyundai expanded the recall to include an additional 425,305 model year 2012-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying.
What can happen
If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install an external wire filter kit, free of charge. The recall began October 15, 2018. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 174.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA | Built 2009-12-11 to 2012-08-31. |
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| 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA | Built 2009-12-11 to 2012-08-31. |
| 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA | Built 2009-12-11 to 2012-08-31. |
| 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID | Built 2010-12-02 to 2012-08-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID | Built 2010-12-02 to 2012-08-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE18003
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE18003 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2018-03-16, closed 2019-08-30. Air bags may be disabled during crash. AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.