2015 Hyundai Sonata · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 25owner reports
- 66,397median miles
- 7involved a crash
Newest report Jul 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
25 of the 1,144 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Airbag 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
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (12 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In these vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage air bag deployment, resulting in the second stage not deploying in certain crashes. The primary stage will deploy as intended.
All 9 recalls on the 2015 Hyundai Sonata, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Sonata
Dtn air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
Air bags may be disabled during crash. Closed aug 30, 2019, led to recall 18E-043.
Seat belt buckle electrical malfunction. Closed dec 1, 2014.
Improper frontal air bag performance. Closed aug 1, 2003.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 25,000 and 97,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2015 Hyundai Sonata that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
HYUNDAI: AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) DOES A SELF DIAGNOSIS WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND THEN OFF, ILLUMINATING SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND IF SUFFICIENT VIBRATION AT TIME OF DIAGNOSTIC PERIOD, SRSCM IS ERRONEOUSLY DETECTED. MODEL 2015 SONATA. *PE
What owners wrote
“My passenger occupancy mat señor is not working. It has been replaced by Hyundai several times and was a part of a recall. It was replaced in 2006 and 2007. They installed a new version of the senor mat, and the mat senor is defective again. I called Hynindia of America, and they said even though it was a recall and they fixed it as a recall fix, they said that they are no longer responsible. Is that the case?”
Filed Sep 5, 2025
“My 2015 Hyundai Sonata has issues when switching from eco-to standard to sports, it constantly shakes when approaching a red light or stop.. my vehicle is constantly stock and vandalize and stole. Need you to easy assessability by thieves. this constitute higher insurance for me and consistent problems”
Filed Jun 10, 2023
“I own a 2015 Hyundai Sonata and have an issue with dash pad, the passenger side air bag has split at the airbag seam and has traveled to the drivers side. If the passenger airbag deploys, I could see some severe injury to the passenger side occupant when the airbag deploys after the cover detaches from the rest of the dash pad. The lifespan of any safety system component is 15yrs according to NHTSA”
Filed Mar 10, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 7 of 25 reports involved a crash and 7 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
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- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 226 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 171 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 83 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 76 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 48 reports
- Vehicle fire 44 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 41 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 36 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 35 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 32 reports
- Fuel pump failure 30 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 29 reports
- Engine leaks oil 29 reports