2006 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints

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• 18V0260009 Jan 2018Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
• 13V35400012 Aug 2013Suspension / Rear
• 09V28000021 Jul 2009Exterior Lighting
• 09V12200015 Apr 2009Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
• 08V16100010 Apr 2008Air Bags
• 06V23400026 Jun 2006Equipment / Other / Labels
• 06V18000022 May 2006Exterior Lighting / Headlights
• 05V37700029 Aug 2005Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
• 05V3160007 Jul 2005Electronic Stability Control / Automatic (Asc)

1. 18V026000Received 9 Jan 2018. 87,854 units.

   Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2006-2011 Hyundai Azera and 2006 Hyundai Sonata vehicles. Water may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short .

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the vehicle's main junction box to prevent the risk of an ABS short-circuit while the car is turned off, free of charge. The recall began on February 19, 2018. Owners may call Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 172.

   Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 172. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Feb 2018.

2. 13V354000Received 12 Aug 2013. 364,502 units.

   Suspension / Rear

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Road salt and water can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to corrosion of the crossmember steel. This may lead to detachment of one of the rear control arms.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace the crossmember assembly. The recall began on October 8, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Care Center at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall number is 113.

   Report filed by Hyundai Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 113. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Oct 2013.

3. 09V280000Received 21 Jul 2009. 3,011 units.

   Exterior Lighting

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling 3,011 model year 2005-2007 elantra, tucson, sonata, azera and accent vehicles. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. A defective stop lamp switch may also affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature so the transmission would not be able to be shift out of the "park" position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, and it may not deactivate the cruise control when the brake pedal is depressed.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Any of these malfunctions could lead to a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on september 2, 2009. Owners may contact hyundai of puerto rico customer service at 1-787-999-4310.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO. Manufacturer campaign number 91B026. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Sep 2009.

4. 09V122000Received 15 Apr 2009. 532,633 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling 532,633 my 2006-2007 accent, entourage, sonata, my 2007 azera, elantra and santa fe, my 2005-2007 tucson and my 2007-2008 veracruz vehicles. The stop lamp switch in the affected vehicles may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. A stop lamp switch malfunction may also affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature so the transmission shifter would not be able to be shifted out of the park position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, and it may not deactivate the cruise control when the brake pedal is depressed.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Any of these malfunctions, alone or in combination, may lead to a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on june 29, 2009. Owners may contact the hyundai customer assistance center at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 092. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Jun 2009.

5. 08V161000Received 10 Apr 2008. 393,308 units.

   Air Bags

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling 393,308 my 2006-2008 sonata vehicles equipped with an advanced air bag system which features an occupant classification system (ocs) in the right front seat. The purpose of the ocs is to disable the right passenger seat front air bag when it detects the presence of a child restraint system or small child in the right front seat. The right front air bag is disabled to prevent injuries to a child that may result from a right front air bag inflation during a crash.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Misclassification of a small stature adult as a child in the right front passenger seat may cause the right front air bag to not inflate in an accident that merits air bag deployment and may result in injury to the right front occupant.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will verify that the ocs does not properly recognize a properly seated adult occupant. After verification, dealers will remove the right front seat cushion assembly and ship it to an evaluation and repair facility. This facility will evaluate and repair or reprogram the seat cushion and ocs as necessary. The recall is expected to begin on or about may 26, 2008. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by Hyundai Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 083. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Jun 2008.

6. 06V234000Received 26 Jun 2006. 43,301 units.

   Equipment / Other / Labels

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain passenger vehicles, the air bag warning label installed on the sunvisors had lost adhesion to the sunvisors and had distorted or separated from the sun visors.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the labels are distorted or missing, the driver or front seat passenger will not have information available that may help protect them in the event of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the sunvisor assemblies free of charge. The recall began on october 2, 2006. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 076. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Oct 2006.

7. 06V180000Received 22 May 2006. 463 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Headlights

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain passenger vehicles, the inner bezels of the headlamps were not properly assembled which may cause the turn signal lenses to be improperly positioned.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An improperly positioned turn signal lens may reduce the intensity of the turn signal illumination, reducing its visibility to oncoming traffic, which may result in a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the left and right headlamp assemblies free of charge. The recall began on june 26, 2006. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 075. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jun 2006.

8. 05V377000Received 29 Aug 2005. 36,000 units.

   Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain passenger vehicles, the front seat belt may interfere with the manual seat back recliner knob and could cause the front manual seat back recliner to inadvertently release.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The inadvertent release of a front seat back recliner may result in injury to vehicle occupants.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the manual seat back recliner knob(s) free of charge. The recall began on october 14, 2005. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 072. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Oct 2005.

9. 05V316000Received 7 Jul 2005. 1,970 units.

   Electronic Stability Control / Automatic (Asc)

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 3.3 liter engines and electronic stability control (ESC), the ESC may have been programmed to be oversensitive to the onset of oversteering while driving on banked curves, causing inadvertent application of the front outside brake when ESC activation may not be needed.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This may cause the vehicle to slow and may affect the path that the vehicle is traveling. Brake application caused by inadvertent ESC activation may result in a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will reprogram the ESC hydraulic electronic control unit. The recall began on july 29, 2005. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 070. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Jul 2005.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2006 Hyundai Sonata
• All 2006 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 30.

Complaints that report a crash

43

Complaints that report a fire

9

Injuries in the complaints

38

Deaths in the complaints

1

Date of the newest complaint

22 Dec 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19870
2. 19893
3. 19903
4. 19911
5. 19921
6. 19931
7. 19941
8. 19952
9. 19961
10. 19972
11. 19981
12. 19994
13. 20004
14. 20013
15. 20027
16. 20036
17. 20041
18. 20051
19. 20069
20. 20075
21. 20083
22. 20092
23. 20102
24. 201114
25. 20128
26. 20139
27. 20147
28. 20159
29. 20166
30. 20173
31. 20181
32. 20190
33. 20204
34. 20213
35. 20223
36. 20232
37. 20241
38. 20250
39. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata?

1,463,042 units in 9 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Sonata have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 65 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Sonata, model years 1987 to 2026. 9 of them name the 2006 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Sonata name most often?

Air Bags: 444 of 1,422 component mentions, or 312.2 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 108.1 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Hyundai Sonata open?

No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.