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2019 Hyundai Sonata Air bags Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
6%of 162 total for the year
Median mileage
60,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the air bags of the 2019 Hyundai Sonata, 6% of the 162 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The air bag light suddenly illuminated when turning on my car. My car has around 60k miles. It was previously repaired a few times for a power steering faliure while driving making it hard to stear. I believe that this latest failure is due to a failure of the stearing wheel clock spring or another SRS module. failure.”

NHTSA complaint #11748085, filed 2026-07

“Airbag light came on. Car is in otherwise perfect shape (red flag). Brought to Hyundai dealer. Was told it was a short somewhere on front passenger side. But it will cost $250 to figure out where. Then possibly over $1000 to fix it!! Upon researching it I found many complaints on same issue on otherwise normal good condition sonata’s. Clearly they used inferior components designed to fail. Similar to their stealable cars (with a USB cable) I’m sure you’re fermi liar with. They hid that until TIC TOK put out videos showing how to. …”

NHTSA complaint #11583375, filed 2024-04

“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had been illuminated. The contact stated that while pulling on the seat belt, the warning light was deactivated; however, the warning light activated shortly after. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11581278, filed 2024-04, 60,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that he used a cushion or pillow while driving due to medical issues, and the air bag warning light failed to illuminate. While using the cushion or pillow in the passenger’s side seat, the air bag warning lights illuminated. The contact had concerns about the functionality of the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11571944, filed 2024-02, 6,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 15 MPH in a residential area, another vehicle coming from the left side tried to pass the contact into oncoming traffic, as the contact's husband was trying to slow down to make a U-turn. As a result, the other driver's vehicle then crashed into the contact's husband. There were no warning lights illuminated. None of the air bags deployed. The vehicle was idled back to a friend's place of residence. The contact's husband suffered injuries from the vehicle collision. …”

NHTSA complaint #11643725, filed 2025-02, 100,000 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 2019 Hyundai Sonata

Engine
87 complaints
Other or unknown
23 complaints
Exterior lighting
18 complaints
Electrical system
12 complaints
Fuel system
12 complaints
Engine cooling
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Lane departure
5 complaints
Seat belts
5 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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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