NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Hyundai Azera Recalls
The 2006 Hyundai Azera has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Hyundai Azera. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 188
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Hyundai Azera, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Hyundai Azera
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 18V026000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,854
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Azera, 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 13V354000
- Reported
- August 12, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 364,502
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Azera, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 10V007000
- Reported
- January 8, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Azera
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 09V497000
- Reported
- December 28, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 65,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Azera
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09V280000
- Reported
- July 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,011
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Azera, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Azera, 1 other model
2006 Hyundai Azera complaints by year
NHTSA has received 188 owner complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Azera, the newest on November 18, 2024. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Azera, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the exterior lighting (25%) and the electrical system (18%).
2 of the 2006 Hyundai Azera's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Hyundai Azera owners gave the mileage (154 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags57
- Exterior Lighting47
- Electrical System33
- Seat Belts25
- Suspension20
- Seats11
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Azera peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 19. 23% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Azera drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Hyundai Azera year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 188 complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Azera are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Azera by model year
Other 2006 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: November 18, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted