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2026 Hyundai Sonata Recalls & Complaints

The 2026 Hyundai Sonata has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 3 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Hyundai dealer.

NHTSA also files the 2026 Hyundai Sonata separately as Sonata Hybrid — 1 recall campaign.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2026 Hyundai Sonata. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2026 Hyundai Sonata owner complaints

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Hyundai Sonata, describing incidents dated April 1, 2026 to August 12, 2026.

Most-cited components

Unknown or Other 2 complaints
Tires 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11765035 · Filed September 17, 2026
My sunroof exploded within 100 miles of ownership. My first drive home to be exact. Was determined to be defective by Hyundai.
ODI #11746007 · Filed June 23, 2026
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. The first one was immediately replaced under Kumho's warranty and then the…
ODI #11732595 · Filed April 20, 2026
2026 hyundai sonata limited hybrid first owner. The sunroof above the driver's seat exploded while i was driving 70mph on the highway. Sounded like a gunshot. It was completely shattered but thankfully did not rain down on me. Local hyundai dealer inspected it and warranty denied from hyundai due to…

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Instrument Panel Display Failure/FMVSS 101

NHTSA #26V047000 · Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel · NHTSA notice

Reported January 26, 2026 · Hyundai Motor America

Potentially affected: 41,651 vehicles

Repair completion: 96.11% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Hyundai campaign 293 · Owners notified March 24, 2026 · Vehicles built July 8, 2025 – October 2, 2025 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."

Safety consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 28, 2026.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2026 Hyundai Sonata. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

3 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2026 Hyundai Sonata.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11765035

Incident: August 12, 2026 · Filed: September 17, 2026

My sunroof exploded within 100 miles of ownership. My first drive home to be exact. Was determined to be defective by Hyundai.

Tires

ODI #11746007

Incident: May 23, 2026 · Filed: June 23, 2026

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. The first one was immediately replaced under Kumho's warranty and then the second one was replaced on my dime. I feel that the other 2 tires could blow at anytime as the car only has 2800 miles on it and has not been involved in any significant impact or accident.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11732595

Incident: April 1, 2026 · Filed: April 20, 2026

2026 hyundai sonata limited hybrid first owner. The sunroof above the driver's seat exploded while i was driving 70mph on the highway. Sounded like a gunshot. It was completely shattered but thankfully did not rain down on me. Local hyundai dealer inspected it and warranty denied from hyundai due to "caused by an outside influence." I did not see or hear any rocks or debris.

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