NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2001 Hyundai Sonata has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 16, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 205
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Hyundai Sonata
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09V124000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,282
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 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 2000 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 2000 Sonata
2001 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 205 owner complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on December 25, 2021. Of these, 27 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 21 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the structure (34%), followed by the air bags (23%) and the suspension (14%).
2 of the 2001 Hyundai Sonata's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (138 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure69
- Air Bags47
- Suspension29
- Engine And Engine Cooling23
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic20
- Power Train18
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 | |
| 2002 | 19 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 32 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 32. 32% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Sonata drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 4/5
The 205 complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2001 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: December 25, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted