NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Hyundai Sonata Recalls
The 2015 Hyundai Sonata has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Hyundai Sonata. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,153
- Crashes reported
- 34
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
48 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 21V749000
- Reported
- September 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 469,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Sonata, 1 other model
Parking brake: indicator light
- Campaign
- 17V359000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161,074
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sonata, 1 other model
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 16V726000
- Reported
- October 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,811
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sonata, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V232000
- Reported
- April 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sonata, 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 15V678000
- Reported
- October 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,744
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sonata
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 15V414000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,804
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 14V784000
- Reported
- December 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 14V368000
- Reported
- June 24, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,900
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
Steering
- Campaign
- 14V325000
- Reported
- June 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
2015 Hyundai Sonata complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,153 owner complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Sonata, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 34 describe a crash (3%) and 48 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Sonata, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the power train (12%).
1 of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata's 9 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2015 Hyundai Sonata owners gave the mileage (598 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine629
- Electrical System167
- Unknown Or Other166
- Power Train135
- Fuel/Propulsion System77
- Steering74
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 64 | |
| 2017 | 75 | |
| 2018 | 80 | |
| 2019 | 126 | |
| 2020 | 88 | |
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 90 | |
| 2025 | 91 | |
| 2026 | 82 |
Complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Sonata peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 170. 23% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Hyundai Sonata year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2015 one of the Hyundai Sonata years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,153 complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Sonata are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Sonata by model year
Other 2015 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted