Vehicle recall 10V070000 · March 2, 2010
2011 Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai-kia has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2011 sonata vehicles manufactured from December 11, 2009 through February 15, 2010.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Hyundai-kia has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2011 sonata vehicles manufactured from December 11, 2009 through February 15, 2010. The front inside door lock switch can remain in the unlatched position.
- Consequence
- The door may not be in the locked position and may open while the vehicle is in motion, possibly resulting in injury to the driver or passenger.
- Remedy
- Hyundai-kia will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles by replacing latches affected by this recall campaign free of charge. The safety recall began on March 12, 2010. Owners may contact Hyundai customer assistance center at 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- Hyundai's recall campaign number is 096.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V070000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 2, 2010
- Filed by
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Manufacturer campaign
- 096
- Owner notification
- March 12, 2010
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,893
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Hyundai Sonata (2011): 2011
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