NHTSA Safety Recalls
Hyundai Azera Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Azera, across 12 model years from 2006 to 2017. The 2007 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).
No Hyundai Azera model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2006, is at 2.9×.
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 12
- Most recalls
- 2007
- Owner complaints
- 713
2006–2017, with a recall
9 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 713 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Azera across 12 model years; the most, 188, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 33 of the Hyundai Azera complaints (5%) and a fire on 20.
Across all Hyundai Azera model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 152 complaints), then the electrical system (104).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Azera in 2014: 60, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Azera is air bags: frontal, in 8 model-year listings.
The newest Hyundai Azera recall, 23V651000, was reported on September 22, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
Hyundai Azera years to avoid
The best-measured Hyundai Azera years are 2014 (0.7×), 2013 (1.0×) and 2008 (1.0×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 1 | 15 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 0.7× |
| 2013 | 2 | 112 | 18 | 1.0× |
| 2012 | 2 | 74 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 3 | 20 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 5 | 26 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 7 | 69 | 15 | 1.0× |
| 2007 | 9 | 132 | 25 | 1.4× |
| 2006 | 6 | 188 | 43 | 2.9× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Azera years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Azera
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8
- SUSPENSION:REAR6
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH6
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP6
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE4
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH2
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
Hyundai Azera model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Hyundai Azera recall campaign (12)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V651000September 22, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2012–2015 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,649,478 |
| 21V619000August 6, 2021 | latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch | 2016–2017 | injury | 348,158 |
| 18V026000January 9, 2018 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2006–2011 | fire and injury | 87,854 |
| 16V630000August 31, 2016 | seats: front assembly: power adjust | 2007–2008 | crash | 9,700 |
| 13V354000August 12, 2013 | suspension: rear | 2006–2011 | crash | 364,502 |
| 13V264000June 25, 2013 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2012–2013 | crash and injury | 5,200 |
| 13V113000April 1, 2013 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2007–2011 | crash | 1,712,336 |
| 10V007000January 8, 2010 | air bags: frontal | 2006–2009 | injury | 80 |
| 09V497000December 28, 2009 | air bags: frontal | 2006–2009 | injury | 65,185 |
| 09V280000July 21, 2009 | exterior lighting | 2006–2007 | crash | 3,011 |
| 09V122000April 15, 2009 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2007 | crash | 532,633 |
| 08E021000 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2006–2008 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Azera. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted