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Buying a used 2021 Hyundai Sonata? Check these 4 recalls first

4 NHTSA recalls · 130 owner complaints on file

The 2021 Sonata has 4 recalls in this group: fuel leakage, fuel tank damage with fire risk, windshield detachment during a crash, and sudden loss of drive power. Fuel-system repair documentation therefore deserves attention alongside windshield and drivetrain campaign records. The 130 NHTSA owner complaints are unverified reports; engine accounts for 34, unknown or other for 32, power train for 23, and fuel/propulsion system for 20. The reports include 7 crashes, 0 fires, and 12 injuries.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Request completion records for both fuel leak and fuel tank recalls.
3. Verify the windshield detachment recall repair.
4. Confirm drive-power recall completion and ask about engine or transmission symptoms.
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Hyundai dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2021 Hyundai Sonata

What owners have reported to NHTSA

130 complaints filed for this model year, including 7 mentioning a crash, 0 a fire and 12 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

When the complaints were filed

Complaints by the year they reached NHTSA. The current year is incomplete, and counts usually fall as fewer of these cars stay on the road.

Other model years

• 2020
• 2022
• 2023
• All Sonata recalls