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Federal filingsHome›Early Warning reports› Hyundai

The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.

Early Warning Reporting

Hyundai: deaths and injuries reported to NHTSA, by model

2,882 incidents on file across 18 Hyundai models in Hyundai’s quarterly Early Warning reports (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1: 184 killed, 3,498 injured, as claimed. Each is an allegation the manufacturer received, not a finding.

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By model

Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports
ModelIncidentsKilledInjuredModel yearsMost-named system
Elantra738578702001–2026Air Bags
Sonata718568442002–2025Air Bags
Santa Fe36084472001–2026Air Bags
Tucson350194492005–2026Air Bags
Accent196142332001–2022Air Bags
Palisade177122482020–2026Seats
Kona8421092018–2025Air Bags
Genesis672842009–2016Air Bags
Veloster597622012–2019Air Bags
Ioniq 5312332022–2025Vehicle Speed Control
Venue233262020–2025Air Bags
Ioniq200232017–2022Air Bags
Santa Cruz181182022–2025Air Bags
Azera141152006–2014Air Bags
Equus130202012–2016Air Bags
Ioniq 68082023–2024Steering System
Ioniq 95082026–2026Air Bags
Nexo1012022–2022Power Train

What these reports are, and are not

Source: 49 CFR 579.21

The manufacturer’s own quarterly report

Under NHTSA’s Early Warning Reporting rule, Hyundai must report every claim or notice it received alleging a death or injury in one of its vehicles: the model and model year, the incident date, the state, how many were killed or injured, and the systems the claimant named. The manufacturer files it; NHTSA publishes it.

An allegation, as received

A row is a lawsuit, a claim letter or a consumer notice that named a death or injury. It is not a finding that the vehicle caused anything, and NHTSA does not verify it. The systems named are the claimant’s, not an engineer’s.

Counts scale with sales

A model that sold two million will have more reports than one that sold fifty thousand. These pages count; they do not rank. Set a figure against the model’s production and its peers before reading anything into it.

Where the complete list is

Every report on a model and system, dated and numbered beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints, is exhibit F of the defect dossier. The same records are free to read here; the dossier is the file you can cite.

Questions about these reports

Source: NHTSA Early Warning Reporting

Where does NHTSA publish Early Warning Reporting data?

On the Early Warning Reporting page under Vehicle Manufacturers at nhtsa.gov, through a search box that asks for the manufacturer, the report type and the quarter. WhichTrim reads the same tables every night and lays them out by model.

Does a report here mean the Hyundai has a defect?

No. It means the manufacturer received a claim or notice alleging a death or injury and named this model in its quarterly report, as the rule requires. NHTSA reads these reports for patterns; a recall or an investigation is where a finding would appear.

Why is the incident date sometimes blank?

The manufacturer did not report one. The quarter the report was filed in is always shown.

Can I get every incident as a spreadsheet?

The defect dossier for a model and system includes them in its exhibits CSV, each with its date, state, the counts and the systems named.