NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2000 Hyundai Sonata has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 16, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 276
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2000 Hyundai Sonata
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09V124000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,282
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Sonata, 2 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 02V105000
- Reported
- April 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 145,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Sonata, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 01V347000
- Reported
- November 6, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86,513
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Sonata
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 00V259001
- Reported
- September 11, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,977
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2000 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 276 owner complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on March 24, 2022. Of these, 20 describe a crash (7%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the structure (39%), followed by the suspension (23%) and the air bags (16%).
1 of the 2000 Hyundai Sonata's 4 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2000 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (176 complaints), the median was 104,391 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure109
- Suspension64
- Air Bags43
- Electrical System37
- Engine And Engine Cooling31
- Power Train19
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 | |
| 2002 | 31 | |
| 2003 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 23 | |
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 59 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 59. 25% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Hyundai Sonata drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 20th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 4/5
The 276 complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2000 Hyundai Sonata crash tests and safety technology
On the 2000 Hyundai Sonata, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2000 Hyundai Sonata, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Sonata with the 2020 model year, 20 years after this one.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 4146, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2000 Hyundai Sonata: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2000 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 24, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted