18V934000
ENGINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
2012 HYUNDAI SONATA
8 safety recall campaigns, 7 defect investigations, 2,275 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations7
Owner complaints2,275
Complaints citing a crash86
Complaints citing a fire163
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 8
18V137000
AIR BAGS
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.
17V617000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
If the seat belt linkage detaches from the seat belt anchorage, it can not properly restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
17V152000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
In the event of a crash, if the seat belts detach from the anchor pretensioners, it can increase the risk of injury.
15V759000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should when the brake pedal is not being pressed, the brake lights may stay illuminated preventing accurate communication to rearward following vehicles that the vehicle is slowing or stopping. Additionally, if the brake switch plunger is not retracted, then the transmission can be shifted out of PARK without depressing the brake pedal. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
15V568000
ENGINE
Engine failure would result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 564ENGINE
- 298STEERING
- 228ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 168AIR BAGS
- 151SERVICE BRAKES
- 121EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 121UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 98FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 HYUNDAI SONATAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.