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Year · Make · Model

2021 Hyundai Elantra

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

6
Open recalls
126
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
79
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

126 filed
8
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Warnings
    28
  • Unknown OR Other
    28
  • Seat Belts
    26
  • Electrical System
    25
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Adaptive Cruise Control
    16
  • Engine
    13
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    10
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    9

Recalls

9 campaigns
24V879000·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2024-11-21

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

RiskA rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.

22V354000·SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER2022-05-19

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

RiskAn exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

FixDealers will secure the seat belt pretensioner(s) with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 28, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 229. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall numbers 21V-796, 22V-069, 22V-218, and 22V-123 for Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles. All Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles already repaired under the previous recalls will need to have the new remedy completed.

22V354000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT2022-05-19

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

RiskAn exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

FixDealers will secure the seat belt pretensioner(s) with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 28, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 229. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall numbers 21V-796, 22V-069, 22V-218, and 22V-123 for Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles. All Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles already repaired under the previous recalls will need to have the new remedy completed.

22V218000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT2022-04-01

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

RiskExploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

FixDealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed on May 31, 2022. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 223. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-354. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.

22V218000·SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER2022-04-01

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

RiskExploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

FixDealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed on May 31, 2022. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 223. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-354. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.

21V00M000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD2021-12-28

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash.

RiskA windshield that detaches from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

FixDealers will remove and reinstall the front windshield panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 216.

21V796000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT2021-10-13

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, Genesis GV80 and 2022 Genesis GV70 vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

RiskAn exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.

FixDealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.

21V796000·SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER2021-10-13

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, Genesis GV80 and 2022 Genesis GV70 vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

RiskAn exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.

FixDealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.

+ 1 more recalls. Pagination is on the roadmap.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
DP22003·ENGINE2022-09-12 → 2023-12-12

Loss of Motive Power

RQ22003·SEAT BELTS:FRONT2022-08-08 → 2023-05-26

Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture

Led to recall23V094000

RQ22003·SEAT BELTS2022-08-08 → 2023-05-26

Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture

Led to recall23V094000

RQ22003·SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER2022-08-08 → 2023-05-26

Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture

Led to recall23V094000

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