VIN Lookup Result
5NPEB4AC5DH510434
Decoded via the official NHTSA Vehicle Identification Number database. Permanent shareable link.
Year
2013
Make
HYUNDAI
Model
Sonata
Trim
GLS/ GLS Popular
Body Style
Sedan/Saloon
Drive Type
—
Engine
2.4L 4-cyl
Fuel Type
Gasoline
Transmission
—
Plant
ALABAMA, UNITED STATES (USA)
Vehicle Type
PASSENGER CAR
Manufacturer
HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Owner Complaints
1,908 filed Get Report →
Service Bulletins
179 on file Get Report →
Market Value
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Safety
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ENGINE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2013-2014 Santa Fe Sport vehicles previously repaired under recall numbers 15V-568 and 17V-226. The high pressure fuel pipe that connects to the fuel pump outlet may have been damaged, misaligned, or improperly torqued during the engine replacement procedure, allowing fuel to leak from the pipe.
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2011-2015 Sonata Hybrid vehicles previously repaired under recall campaign 17V-152. The seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Sonata and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine.
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. On February 27, 2018, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) notified NHTSA that they were recalling 154,753 model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. On April 18, 2018, Hyundai expanded the recall to include an additional 425,305 model year 2012-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2011-2015 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
The manufacturer has filed 179 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2013 HYUNDAI Sonata — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:
DTN DCS — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit driver‑side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety Sys
DTN DL — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Lt
P33 OL — In response to this trend, we engineered a software upgrade that addresses the social media theft method and made it available to owners of eligible models free of charge at authorized Hyundai dealers since early 2023.
Owners have filed 1,908 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2013 HYUNDAI Sonata. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.
VIN 5NPEB4AC5DH510434 identifies a 2013 HYUNDAI Sonata GLS/ GLS Popular sedan/saloon. The first three characters (5NP) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (EB4AC) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (5) is the check digit. Position 10 (D) encodes the model year (2013). Position 11 (H) is the plant code. The final six characters (510434) are the unique sequential production number.
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