1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2026 Hyundai Sonata. Owners have filed 6 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 2026 Hyundai Sonata. Check your Sonata 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 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Hyundai Sonata, reporting 2 crashes, 2 injuries. Hyundai has issued at least 15 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.
Read Hyundai Sonata owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Hyundai Sonata. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My sunroof exploded within 100 miles of ownership. My first drive home to be exact. Was determined to be defective by Hyundai.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765035
“I was driving through a high school pick-up line where traffic was moving slowly. My vehicle was operating on adaptive cruise control, and I had my foot resting on the brake in case I needed to stop. A woman was about to cross the street, so I tapped the brakes.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11760790
“The contact owns a 2026 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while the vehicle door was open, the vehicle shifted into reverse and accelerated in reverse at 30 MPH. The vehicle traveled into a wooded area and the rear of the vehicle struck a tree.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11760447
“When backing into my parking spot the front driver side tire blew at the side wall. Then a few weeks late the Rear driver side tire started to bubble at the same spot and was showing signs that it was getting ready to blow.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11746007
“While driving on a backroad at about 9am on a sunday morning I heard a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot from inside the vehicle. When i pulled over to look what happened, the sunroof glass had spontaneously shatttered.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11756865
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2026 Hyundai Sonata 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.