In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation
Hyundai-Kia Airbag Control Unit Settlement
Case No. 2:19-ml-02905-JAK-JPR

Welcome to the Hyundai-Kia Airbag Control Unit Settlement Website

Cash payments of up to $350 and other benefits are available for eligible current and former owners and lessees of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles.

What is the Settlement About?

Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Motor America, Kia Corporation, Kia America, Inc., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., and Mobis Parts America, LLC (together, “Settling Defendants”) have agreed to a proposed class action settlement to resolve claims in a lawsuit called In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 2:19-ml-02905-JAK (the “Settlement”). The lawsuit alleges that the Hyundai and Kia Class Vehicles (defined below) contain defective ZF-TRW airbag control units (“ZF-TRW ACUs”) that are vulnerable to a condition called electrical overstress, which may cause the vehicles’ airbags and other safety features to fail during a collision.

The Settling Defendants deny the allegations in the lawsuit but have agreed to this Settlement to resolve the case. The Court has not decided who is right.

Who is included?

The Class consists of all persons or entities who or which, on April 14, 2025, own or lease or previously owned or leased Hyundai or Kia Class Vehicles that were originally sold or leased in the United States or any of its territories or possessions. 

To check whether you have a Hyundai or Kia Class Vehicle, please enter your Vehicle Identification Number (“VIN”) on the VIN lookup tool to check the eligibility of your vehicle.

Eligibility will be determined by VIN. The Hyundai and Kia Class Vehicles are the:

  • 2011-2019 Hyundai Sonata;
  • 2011-2019 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid;
  • 2018-2023 Hyundai Kona;
  • 2022-2023 Hyundai Kona N;
  • 2019-2021 Hyundai Veloster;
  • 2010-2013 Kia Forte;
  • 2010-2013 Kia Forte Koup;
  • 2011-2020 Kia Optima;
  • 2011-2016 Kia Optima Hybrid; and
  • 2011-2012, 2014 Kia Sedona.

What does the Settlement provide?

If approved, this Settlement will provide $62,100,100 in payments and credits (the “Settlement Amount”). The Settlement Amount will fund numerous Settlement benefits for eligible Class Members.

The Settlement benefits include:

  1. Reimbursement for certain reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to the Recalls;
  2. Residual distribution payments of up to $350 for Recalled Vehicles and $150 for Unrecalled Vehicles for Class Members who submitted out-of-pocket claims or filed a claim for a residual payment, including those who own or lease Unrecalled Vehicles;
  3. A New Parts Warranty for the new parts installed pursuant to the Recalls to address potential airbag non-deployment due to electrical overstress for ten (10) years from the date of the Preliminary Approval Order.
  4. A robust inspection program.
  5. An outreach program designed to increase Recall Remedy completion rates; and
  6. A future rental car reimbursement, loaner vehicle, and outreach program.

Please review the FAQ page for more information.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THE SETTLEMENT

These deadlines may be moved, canceled, or otherwise modified, so please check this site regularly for updates.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THE SETTLEMENT

FOR CLASS MEMBERS WITH RECALLED VEHICLES, FILE A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT

Deadline: March 29, 2027

This Settlement reimburses Class Members with Recalled Vehicles for certain reasonable out-of-pocket expenses they incurred in completing the Recalls. The reimbursement covers the following expenses:

  • Reasonable unreimbursed rental car expenses for a rental car that is of a type that is comparable to the Class Member’s Recalled Vehicle and transportation expenses incurred while awaiting completion of the Recall Remedy from a Hyundai and Kia Dealer, for a reasonable time that correlates with the time during which the Recall Remedy is being performed;
  • Reasonable towing charges to a Hyundai and Kia Dealer for completion of the Recall Remedy;
  • Reasonable childcare expenses incurred during the time in which the Recall Remedy is being performed on the Recalled Vehicle by the Hyundai and Kia Dealer;
  • Reasonable unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs associated with repairing ZF-TRW ACUs; and
  • Reasonable lost wages resulting from lost time from work directly associated with the drop off and/or pickup of a Recalled Vehicle to/from a Hyundai and Kia Dealer for performance of the Recall Remedy.

Please refer to FAQ 5, FAQ 6 for more information about the eligible out-of-pocket expenses. The deadline to submit your reimbursement claim is March 29, 2027. Please refer to FAQ 7 for details on how to submit a claim.

SUBMIT A CLAIM FOR A RESIDUAL PAYMENT OF UP TO $350 PER CLASS MEMBER FOR RECALLED VEHICLES AND $150 FOR UNRECALLED VEHICLES

Deadline: March 29, 2027

You may submit a claim for a residual distribution payment. These payments will be up to $350 for Recalled Vehicles and up to $150 for Unrecalled Vehicles. Residual distribution payments will be distributed on a per capita basis and will be determined after all eligible reimbursement claims are paid.

The residual distribution payment is available to each Class Member who submits a Claim Form, which means you do not need to have a Recalled Vehicle (as long as you own an Unrecalled Vehicle) to be eligible for the residual distribution payment. You also may submit a claim for the residual distribution payment regardless of whether you incurred any out-of-pocket expenses relating to the Recalls.

Please refer to FAQ 11 for details on the residual distribution payment. The deadline to submit your claim is March 29, 2027.

FOR CLASS MEMBERS WITH RECALLED VEHICLES, COMPLETE THE RECALL AND RECEIVE THE NEW PARTS WARRANTY

For Recalled Vehicles, Hyundai and Kia will provide a New Parts Warranty for the new parts installed pursuant to the Recalls to address potential airbag non-deployment due to electrical overstress for ten (10) years from the date of the Preliminary Approval Order.

The New Parts Warranty will cover repairs or replacement (including parts and labor) that become necessary due to a defect in a new part installed pursuant to the Recalls. If you have a Recalled Vehicle that has already completed a Recall, you do not need to do anything to obtain the New Parts Warranty. If your Recalled Vehicle has not yet completed a Recall, you must do so to receive the New Parts Warranty.

If you have an Unrecalled Vehicle, the New Parts Warranty does not apply to your vehicle. Please refer to FAQ 13 for details on the New Parts Warranty.

REQUEST EXCLUSION

Deadline: August 25, 2025

If you wish to exclude yourself from this Settlement, you must submit a written request to exclude yourself from, or “opt out” of, the Settlement, by August 25, 2025. If you do so, you will not receive any of the benefits offered under this Settlement, but you will preserve your rights to sue the Settling Defendants over the claims being resolved by this Settlement. You cannot both exclude yourself from and object to this Settlement. 

Please refer to FAQ 20, FAQ 21, and FAQ 22 for further details.

OBJECT

Deadline: August 25, 2025

If you wish to object to this Settlement, you may write to the lawyers in this case and the Court, and explain what you believe is unfair, unreasonable, or inadequate about the Settlement. You must submit your objection by August 25, 2025. If you object to the Settlement, you are expressing your views about the Settlement, but you will remain a member of the Class (if you are otherwise eligible) and you will still release the claims covered by this Settlement. If you make an objection, you must still submit a claim to receive compensation under the Settlement. Please refer to FAQ 25 and FAQ 26 for further details.

If you object to the Settlement, you may ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement at the Fairness Hearing. Please refer to FAQ 27, FAQ 28, and FAQ 29 for further details.

DO NOTHING

If you are a Class Member and choose to do nothing, you will not receive certain benefits provided under this Settlement, and you will give up your right to sue or continue to sue the Settling Defendants for the claims in this case.

 

For More Information

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Mail
Hyundai-Kia Airbag Control Unit Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91478
Seattle, WA 98111