NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2004 Hyundai Sonata has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 16, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 202
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2004 Hyundai Sonata
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09V124000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,282
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Sonata, 2 other models
2004 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 202 owner complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on April 29, 2026. Of these, 22 describe a crash (11%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the suspension (28%), followed by the structure (23%) and the air bags (23%).
The 2004 Hyundai Sonata's only recall also concerns the suspension.
Where 2004 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (154 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension56
- Structure47
- Air Bags46
- Electrical System17
- Steering13
- Wheels13
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 21. 14% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Hyundai Sonata drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 23rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Sonata years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 202 complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2004 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: April 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted