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2017 Hyundai Veloster Air bags Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
12%of 50 total for the year
Median mileage
20,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Hyundai Veloster, 12% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles. 2 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.

“My blue link connected care has sent me 3 monthly health reports of my vehicle and have all said air bag problem need service immediately but I have no light turned on in my tachometer, I barely got this car 3 months it's too soon to have a problem like this and also have took it to get it serviced . I'm only concerned because if it does come down to a accident will my air bags work?”

NHTSA complaint #11114507, filed 2018-07, 1,200 miles

“My accident the air bag did not deploy hitting another vehicle it deployed after hitting a curb which would have been 2 nd impact to deploy it should have come out then, the bar in the head rest came out which cut my head and I received staples in my head. What the other metal things that flew out of the steering I don't know but they cut and burned my arm very bad. I was going straight on a two lane street. When the car backed into to the intersection it did not come from my right or my left. I was 3/4 of the way across the intersection when this car appeared backing up. …”

NHTSA complaint #11374217, filed 2020-11, 20,000 miles

“I bought the vehicle 14 days ago and everything was going well until black smoke started to come out of the exhaust and it started to smell burnt. I brought a mechanic to my house and he told me that the engine had already died”

NHTSA complaint #11676864, filed 2025-07

“The Airbag warning light came on soon after I bought the car and I took it to the dealership. They said it was sensor under passenger seat and repaired. A week later, did it again. Said it was probably another bad sensor under seat. It intermittently goes off and on now every few months. I have no idea if the airbag would work if I were in an accident. I haven’t continued to keep taking it back for more new sensors anymore. (I don’t believe every single new sensor they put in has gone bad.) So I’m at a loss what to do.”

NHTSA complaint #11434536, filed 2021-09

“The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Veloster. While driving 58 MPH, the vehicle fishtailed and crashed into a fence. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was deemed destroyed; however, the insurance company stated that the vehicle was able to be repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not availble. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11120624, filed 2018-08, 35,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201912%
2017612%
2016115%
201434%
2013133%
2012124%

Other parts of the 2017 Hyundai Veloster

Engine
26 complaints
Other or unknown
12 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
7 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Hyundai Veloster

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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