{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 10V426 (097): Model Year 2011 Sonata",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v426/",
  "summary": "Recall 10V426 (Hyundai): IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION OR COMPROMISED ATTACHMENT...",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Sonata, model year 2011. Filed by Hyundai Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 20 September 2010. 138,354 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2011 sonata vehicles manufactured from december 11, 2009, through september 10, 2010. on some of these vehicles the steering column intermediate shaft universal joint connections may have been either improperly assembled or insufficiently tightened. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 097. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V426 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION OR COMPROMISED ATTACHMENT OF THE CONNECTIONS, SUCH THAT THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF, OR REDUCTION IN, STEERING CAPABILITY INCREA…” 10V426 Hyundai Motor Company Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Sector 20 September 2010 2011-2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTEN",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:45:39+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T03:41:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 10V426 (097): Model Year 2011 Sonata\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v426/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}