2014 Hyundai Sonata · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 27owner reports
- 80,000median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Jul 24, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
27 of the 722 complaints on this car describe seat belt.
Tick what matches of 27 reports
Seat belt on other Sonata years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
What this problem usually is
This group covers the belt and the seat it's bolted to: buckles that won't latch or won't let go, belts that lock up and won't pull out, and seats that shift or rock in their tracks. It's a wide bucket, with over 9,000 complaints across the vehicles on this site, and a quarter of them mention a recall.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the seat belts cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
In the affected vehicles, the seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
All 7 recalls on the 2014 Hyundai Sonata, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the seat belts on the Sonata
Front passenger seat belt anchor failure. Closed oct 23, 2017, led to recall 17V-152.
Pass.restraint system fail. Closed nov 30, 1993, led to recall 93V-196.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 32,000 and 130,000 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“No accident happened. Seat belt on drivers side will not attach to the cars anchor. Did receive a recall notice several years ago but was not a problem at that time. Will bring the car to the dealer but could not get an appointment until June 7 2022.”
Filed May 19, 2022
“The seat belt buckle will not stay clicked in. It is hard to get it to stay clicked in when first buckling up then while driving it will randomly unclip. It does is sometimes when I am braking too.”
Filed Jan 6, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 27 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 141 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 136 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 65 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 56 reports
- Headlights too dim or fail 54 reports
- Tail lights or brake lights fail 52 reports
- Vehicle fire 35 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 29 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 29 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 26 reports