By year
Owner complaints about Hyundai Translead vehicles peaked at 3 in 2018
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Hyundai Translead
The complete NHTSA record for Hyundai Translead vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Hyundai Translead recalls are filed by Hyundai Translead, part of Hyundai Motor Group.
Owner complaints in the last five years25 on file in all, across 11 models
Recall campaigns94 in five years
Severity index20.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations17 service bulletins
Components
Suspension draws the most owner complaints about Hyundai Translead vehicles, 60% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The VAN Trailer has the most complaints of any Hyundai Translead model
Every Hyundai Translead model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN Trailer | 2015 to 2016 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 |
| DRY VAN Trailer | 2018 to 2026 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chassis | 2015 to 2016 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20'/40' 12PIN Exten Chass | 2022 to 2024 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Container | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Duralite HT | 2017 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Reefer Trailer | 2020 to 2021 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| VAN Reefer | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Composite | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Converter Dolly Trailer | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Hycube | 2017 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Hyundai Translead product
- 25V-331 Jun 10, 2025
Cylinder pin in the slide liftgate may be insufficiently lubricated, which can cause the pin to seize, resulting in lift gate failure
Structure · 2 vehicles - 23V-685 Oct 12, 2023
Cross braces located above the chassis air tanks may have been improperly welded
Structure · 562 vehicles - 23V-543 Aug 2, 2023
Steering arm may fracture during certain conditions, such as low speed and high side-loading
Steering · 2 vehicles - 22V-905 Dec 8, 2022
Retaining clip in the brake pad retaining assembly may be loose or could detach, loosening the brake pad
Brakes · 39 vehicles - 19V-739 Oct 16, 2019
Beam clip of the air hose spring assembly may detach from the beam allowing the air hoses to drag on the ground
Brakes · 35k vehicles - 19V-658 Sep 17, 2019
Brackets on the sill may break away from the flatbed, possibly resulting in the bulkhead detaching from the trailer
Structure · 47 vehicles - 17V-842 Dec 21, 2017
These trailers are equipped with MPA/MTA suspensions and Meritor EX225 brakes
Brakes · 259 vehicles - 16V-580 Aug 3, 2016
These trailers are equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves which may have been improperly machined which could cause a delay of…
Brakes · 8,967 vehicles - 15V-154 Mar 17, 2015
Affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber
Brakes · 3,412 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.