1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Hyundai dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Check your Sonata Hybrid by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, reporting 1 crashes, 1 injuries. Hyundai has issued at least 58 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“DRIVING ON DRY ROAD, IN MIDDLE LANE OF THREE LANES GOING 65 MPH. SUDDENLY, RIGHT REAR TIRE "POOFED" BUT I KEPT CONTROL, STARTED TO LOOK RIGHT TO GET OFF ROAD. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, DID NOT PUT ON BRAKE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11415571
“Over the last 3 months at least a dozen times the 12v auxiliary battery is completely dead after parking the car outdoors for an hour or so. This poses a safety issue, especially at night because you cannot easily access the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11617570
“On July 15th I was driving away from work and my car suddenly stopped accelerating. I was able to get it towed to a body shop I previously had it repaired at. They said the battery system was blowing a fuse when it would become undrivable.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11610285
“Sudden failure of the electrical system with warning that the hybrid battery was in operable. I parked the car, turned it off, reset the 12 V battery, and the car restarted and operated normally. This problem with the 12 V battery needing reset has happened dozens of times while I was parked.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11609465
“Car shutdown (stops) in the highway driving 3 times last couple of weeks. - It first shows Battery Warning Light first and car shutdown on highway driving, and slowly park the side. It restarts with jump (it is hybrid system and allows jump inside the car).”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11602814
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Hyundai dealer.