2015 Hyundai Sonata Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,154 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,500miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the seat belts of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata, 2% of the 1,154 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Me and my wife were out driving in traffic when I had to stop abruptly. Her seatbelt did not lock in place and she injured her neck. We did not seek medical attention, due to her not wanting to. This poses a serious health and safety risk for anyone in my passenger seat. After this event, we drove to an isolated area to test if the seatbelt would lock at speeds of 30, 25, 15, and 10. The seat belt did not lock into place causing my wife body to move forward.”
NHTSA complaint #10761812, filed 2015-09, 11,211 miles“I bought the car in 2015, currently the car has less than 14,000 miles. Within this 3 year and low mileage I had experience several problems 1.- tires breaks easily 2.- electrical wires insulator has been applied with vegetables solution, making fatal attraction to rodents 3.- battery doesn't last over 12,000 miles 4.- seat belts are defectives, and still is 5.- between the transmission and the transfer case the is a dragging noise 6.- technology package? Expensive and malfunction making this safety issue dangerous. …”
NHTSA complaint #11088939, filed 2018-04, 14,000 miles“My 2015 Hyundai Sonata has been back and forth to the dealer. Every time I turn around the this car has a recall. I don't even know about the recall until a light pops up or I have a weird noise while driving. One time the car just felt weird while driving and I went to get it checked out and found out about the recalls. First seatbelt, then engine line needed replacing, then another part needed replacing, then another. After going there monday for for the engine immobilizer, the brake hold light being I was told something was replaced, and oh a recall was handled. …”
NHTSA complaint #10862275, filed 2016-04, 13,000 miles“My driver side seat belt when taken off does not retract back to normal position. Also my color urban Sunset is starting to fade on the back spoiler and truck Area. Thank you Any help would be appreciated”
NHTSA complaint #11510529, filed 2023-03“Drivers side seat belt does not retract properly. If i pull it out a little too far when buckling then it will just hang there instead of retracting snugly so it provides the same amount of safety as having no seat belt on at all. Every time that I took my car to the dealer for different fixes I always brought that up and they always overlooked it and never did fix it and now my extended warranty is out and it's still not fixed even though it was like that the day that I bought it and I started complaining about it that very first week.”
NHTSA complaint #11586481, filed 2024-05Related recalls
- 15V414000Jun 30, 2015Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015 Sonata vehicles manufactured April 25, 2014, to December 4, 2014. The affected vehicles…Covers: Hyundai Sonata 2015
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 5 | 3% |
| 2018 | 8 | 2% |
| 2017 | 8 | 1% |
| 2016 | 9 | 1% |
| 2015 | 21 | 2% |
| 2014 | 25 | 3% |
| 2013 | 62 | 3% |
| 2012 | 75 | 5% |
| 2011 | 107 | 3% |
| 2009 | 8 | 2% |
| 2008 | 19 | 4% |
| 2007 | 60 | 9% |
| 2006 | 102 | 10% |
| 2005 | 3 | 2% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2003 | 7 | 4% |
| 2002 | 5 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 5 | 2% |
| 1999 | 6 | 5% |
| 1997 | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 2% |
| 1993 | 2 | 8% |
| 1992 | 4 | 18% |
| 1991 | 9 | 31% |
| 1990 | 3 | 19% |
| 1989 | 2 | 18% |
Other parts of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata
630 complaintsOther or unknown
169 complaintsElectrical system
168 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
135 complaintsFuel system
86 complaintsBrakes
80 complaintsSteering
74 complaintsVehicle speed control
61 complaintsBody and structure
52 complaintsExterior lighting
38 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
30 complaintsAir bags
25 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 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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