{"nhtsa_id":11027045,"type":"other","type_name":"Other","date_added":"2026-01-06","date":"2025-12-19","document_id":"TRW Settlement Notice","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"AIR BAGS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Hyundai has settled a class action lawsuit that alleges that certain Hyundai and Kia Class Vehicles (defined below) contain defective ZF-TRW airbag control units (“ZF-TRW ACUs”) that are vulnerable to a condition called electrical overstress, which may cause the vehicles’ airbags and other safety features to fail during a collision. Hyundai has not been found liable for any claims alleged in the lawsuit. Instead, Hyundai reached a voluntary settlement (referred as “the Settlement” or “the proposed Settlement”) to avoid lengthy litigation and provide relief to people who own ed or leased Class Vehicles in the United States and U.S. Territories. Class Members may be entitled to compensation if they submit valid and timely Claims.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11027045-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11027045-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11027045","components":[{"id":"air-bags","name":"Air bags","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"HYUNDAI","model":"KONA","year_from":2018,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_hyundai_kona","2019_hyundai_kona","2020_hyundai_kona","2021_hyundai_kona","2022_hyundai_kona","2023_hyundai_kona"]},{"make":"HYUNDAI","model":"KONA N","year_from":2022,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2022_hyundai_kona-n","2023_hyundai_kona-n"]},{"make":"HYUNDAI","model":"SONATA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_hyundai_sonata","2012_hyundai_sonata","2013_hyundai_sonata","2014_hyundai_sonata","2015_hyundai_sonata","2016_hyundai_sonata","2017_hyundai_sonata","2018_hyundai_sonata","2019_hyundai_sonata"]},{"make":"HYUNDAI","model":"SONATA HYBRID","year_from":2011,"year_to":2019,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_hyundai_sonata","2012_hyundai_sonata","2013_hyundai_sonata","2014_hyundai_sonata","2015_hyundai_sonata","2016_hyundai_sonata","2017_hyundai_sonata","2018_hyundai_sonata","2019_hyundai_sonata"]},{"make":"HYUNDAI","model":"VELOSTER","year_from":2019,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_hyundai_veloster","2020_hyundai_veloster","2021_hyundai_veloster"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}