NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Hyundai Azera Recalls
The 2008 Hyundai Azera has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Hyundai Azera. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 69
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Hyundai Azera, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 Azera, 1 other model
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 16V630000
- Reported
- August 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Azera
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 13V354000
- Reported
- August 12, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 364,502
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2011 Azera, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2011 Azera, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 10V007000
- Reported
- January 8, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Azera
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 09V497000
- Reported
- December 28, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 65,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Azera
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Azera, 1 other model
2008 Hyundai Azera complaints by year
NHTSA has received 69 owner complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Azera, the newest on March 1, 2024. Of these, 5 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Azera, the component group named most often is the seats (35%), followed by the air bags (23%) and the electrical system (20%).
1 of the 2008 Hyundai Azera's 7 recalls also concerns the seats.
Where 2008 Hyundai Azera owners gave the mileage (58 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seats24
- Air Bags16
- Electrical System14
- Service Brakes14
- Engine6
- Seat Belts5
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Azera peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 12. 22% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Hyundai Azera drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Azera year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Azera years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 69 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Azera are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Azera by model year
Other 2008 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted