Hyundai Elantra Recalls

The Hyundai Elantra has 75 recalls spanning the 1992 through 2026 model years; the most serious recent issue affects 2024–2026 Elantra Hybrid models, where the hybrid power control unit can overheat and start a fire.

On the current and near-current generation, 2026 models have B-pillar impact sensors that may have been misassembled, delaying airbag deployment in a crash. The 2024 model year has two separate issues: an EGR valve that can short-circuit and cut drive power without warning, and the fire-risk hybrid power control unit shared with 2025 and 2026 Hybrid models. The 2023 model year has an idle stop-and-go oil pump controller that can overheat and also raise the risk of a fire.

The 2021–2022 model years carry a significant cluster of seatbelt pretensioner recalls. On both 2021 and 2022 Elantra and Elantra Hybrid vehicles, the front driver and passenger pretensioners can explode during a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin. The 2022 model also has a steering wheel airbag cover emblem that can detach and become a projectile during deployment, and a separate issue where the airbag cover emblem on 2022–2023 models was not properly welded. The 2021 Elantra Hybrid has a software error that can cause the vehicle to slowly accelerate after the brake pedal is released, a problem that extends through 2023 on Hybrid models. The 2021 model year also has improperly welded front seat back recliners that can separate in a crash, and a windshield that may not have been properly bonded and can detach in a collision. Rearview cameras on 2021–2022 vehicles can fail to display an image when reversing. The 2020 model year has two chassis-related issues: rear wheel lug nuts that may not have been tightened enough, allowing a wheel to detach, and lower control arm ball joints that can separate and cause loss of control.

Going back to the mid-2010s, 2015–2016 models have a driver's airbag inflator that can rupture and send metal fragments toward the driver, one of the more serious defects in this era. The 2015–2016 trunk latch can also fail, trapping a person inside the trunk. The 2017 model year has a brake booster that can fail and lengthen stopping distances, two separate electric power steering connector issues that can cause sudden loss of steering assist, and a driver's airbag inflator that may not inflate fully in a crash. The 2013–2015 model years have an ABS module that can develop an electrical short and start an engine compartment fire even when parked. The 2013–2014 brake pedal stopper pad can deteriorate, keeping the brake lights on continuously and misleading following drivers.

The 2011–2012 generation has an electronic stability control sensor that can misfire, applying brakes unexpectedly and reducing engine power. The 2011 model year also has front coil springs that can fracture and puncture a tire in salt-belt states, and a headliner support bracket that can be displaced by a side curtain airbag and strike an occupant. The 2008–2010 model years have an electric power steering control unit that can disable steering assist, and 2007–2010 models have an A