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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 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202516%
202311%
202143%
202074%
201996%
201841%
2017223%
2016213%
2015252%
2014314%
20131045%
201217011%
201141912%
2010206%
2009307%
200813732%
200725737%
200643542%
20055533%
20044623%
20034322%
20025116%
20014723%
20004316%
19993125%
1998612%
1997816%
1996313%
19951523%
199113%

Other parts of the 2014 Hyundai Sonata

Engine
303 complaints
Electrical system
135 complaints
Exterior lighting
120 complaints
Fuel system
89 complaints
Other or unknown
85 complaints
Steering
65 complaints
Brakes
60 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
55 complaints
Seat belts
25 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Engine cooling
21 complaints
Body 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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