2014 Hyundai Sonata Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 31about this part
- Share
- 4%of 750 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 31 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Hyundai Sonata, 4% of the 750 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 12 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Air bag light on control module failed for no reason. Cost me $1,141.00 to have dealer replace control module. I suspect the failure was due to wiring in tensioner recall. After Hyundai tensioner recall in 2017 no accidents.”
NHTSA complaint #11244896, filed 2019-08, 70,000 miles“On october 25, me and my wife were traveling on a local street and were blindsided by a car. The car struck us on the driver side front which caused the driver side curtain airbags to deploy. The force of that hit caused us to plow into a concrete barrier wall head on. At this time, the front airbags deployed. However my wife's airbag, the passenger side, exploded immediately causing visible burns to my wife's neck and chest. …”
NHTSA complaint #10653655, filed 2014-11, 12,326 miles“While driving multiple indicator lights on the dash came on, (brake, ABS, tractions control, steering, seat belt, air bag and check engine lights.) t highway speed the transmission shifted into 1st gear and I was forced to exit the road immediately. I safely came to a stop and shut the vehicle off. I then restarted it and then I was able to safely get home. I then called aaa and had the car towed to my mechanic. My mechanic found that they could not communicate with most modules/computers that are in the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10968494, filed 2017-03, 90,980 miles“On march 3, 2016 I was driving to work and was hit on the drivers side door by another vehicle causing thousands of dollars in damage. The other driver crossed the street from one parking lot to the other and that is when my vehicle was hit. The air bags did not deploy. My vehicle was in motion on a city street and the vehicle that hit my vehicle was also in motion. L will not be supplying any reports such as police reports. I would like to email it along with any other documentation you require. …”
NHTSA complaint #10865601, filed 2016-05, 11,000 miles“The driver's and front passenger's airbags exploded severely injuring me and my daughter. I was sitting in the driver's seat, my daughter was sitting in the front passenger seat. I was driving slowly turning left when a speeding van hit my car on the driver's side. I and my daughter became unconscious on impact because the airbags in my car exploded causing us severe head, chest, neck and back injuries. We were taken to the emergency room at lake norman regional medical center in mooresville, nc, and then transferred to atrium health level 1 trauma center in charlotte, nc.”
NHTSA complaint #11231525, filed 2019-07, 60,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 11027047Dec 19, 2025A Class Action settlement regarding the TRW Airbag was recently decided. Based on the Class Action, customers are eligible for certain settlement benefits. Please see attached…
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- 11027045Dec 19, 2025Hyundai has settled a class action lawsuit that alleges that certain Hyundai and Kia Class Vehicles (defined below) contain defective ZF-TRW airbag control units (“ZF-TRW ACUs”)…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 4 | 3% |
| 2020 | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 | 9 | 6% |
| 2018 | 4 | 1% |
| 2017 | 22 | 3% |
| 2016 | 21 | 3% |
| 2015 | 25 | 2% |
| 2014 | 31 | 4% |
| 2013 | 104 | 5% |
| 2012 | 170 | 11% |
| 2011 | 419 | 12% |
| 2010 | 20 | 6% |
| 2009 | 30 | 7% |
| 2008 | 137 | 32% |
| 2007 | 257 | 37% |
| 2006 | 435 | 42% |
| 2005 | 55 | 33% |
| 2004 | 46 | 23% |
| 2003 | 43 | 22% |
| 2002 | 51 | 16% |
| 2001 | 47 | 23% |
| 2000 | 43 | 16% |
| 1999 | 31 | 25% |
| 1998 | 6 | 12% |
| 1997 | 8 | 16% |
| 1996 | 3 | 13% |
| 1995 | 15 | 23% |
| 1991 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2014 Hyundai Sonata
303 complaintsElectrical system
135 complaintsExterior lighting
120 complaintsFuel system
89 complaintsOther or unknown
85 complaintsSteering
65 complaintsBrakes
60 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
55 complaintsSeat belts
25 complaintsVehicle speed control
22 complaintsEngine cooling
21 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Hyundai Sonata
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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