NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2002 Hyundai Sonata has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 7, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 320
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2002 Hyundai Sonata
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 09V317000
- Reported
- August 7, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sonata
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 09V171000
- Reported
- May 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,350
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sonata
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09V124000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,282
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Sonata, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 04V369000
- Reported
- July 26, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 919
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sonata, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 04V178000
- Reported
- April 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 263,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sonata, 2 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 03V097000
- Reported
- March 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,315
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sonata
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 02V145000
- Reported
- May 24, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,162
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Hyundai Sonata
2002 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 320 owner complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 31 describe a crash (10%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 54 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the structure (28%), followed by the suspension (20%) and the air bags (16%).
1 of the 2002 Hyundai Sonata's 7 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2002 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (226 complaints), the median was 88,850 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure88
- Suspension63
- Air Bags51
- Steering24
- Electrical System23
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 39 | |
| 2009 | 32 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 39. 27% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Hyundai Sonata drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 15th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 320 complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2002 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted