Hyundai Motor America: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Latch
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 6, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 348,158. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Sonata, 2016-2018 Sonata Hybrid, 2018-2020 Accent, and 2016-2017 Azera vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."
The risk
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the trunk latch base, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 208.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Hyundai Accent | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 Hyundai Accent | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 Hyundai Accent | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 Hyundai Sonata | 375 | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Hyundai Azera | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Hyundai Sonata | 768 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 81 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 Hyundai Azera | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 133 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V619000.
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