NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2006 Hyundai Sonata has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 1,047
- Crashes reported
- 43
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
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 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 13V354000
- Reported
- August 12, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 364,502
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Sonata, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09V280000
- Reported
- July 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,011
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Sonata, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V122000
- Reported
- April 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 532,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sonata, 7 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 08V161000
- Reported
- April 10, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393,308
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Sonata
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 06V234000
- Reported
- June 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,301
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06V180000
- Reported
- May 22, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 463
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 05V377000
- Reported
- August 29, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
Electronic stability control: automatic (asc)
- Campaign
- 05V316000
- Reported
- July 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,970
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Sonata, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Sonata, 57 other models
2006 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,047 owner complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on December 22, 2025. Of these, 43 describe a crash (4%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 38 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the visibility (15%) and the seat belts (10%).
1 of the 2006 Hyundai Sonata's 11 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (870 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags435
- Visibility156
- Seat Belts102
- Electrical System86
- Suspension86
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)57
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 45 | |
| 2007 | 23 | |
| 2008 | 58 | |
| 2009 | 67 | |
| 2010 | 165 | |
| 2011 | 99 | |
| 2012 | 75 | |
| 2013 | 89 | |
| 2014 | 119 | |
| 2015 | 71 | |
| 2016 | 58 | |
| 2017 | 46 | |
| 2018 | 37 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 165. 19% 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 Sonata drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Hyundai Sonata years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,047 complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2006 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: December 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted