HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING Recalls

The Hyundai Elantra Touring has 7 recalls across its 2008-2012 production run, with the most serious being a driver's airbag inflator defect on 2009 and 2011 models where the inflator can rupture during a crash, sending metal fragments into the cabin while also failing to fully inflate the bag. A separate airbag concern on 2009 models involves the airbag control unit, which can trigger the front airbags and seatbelt pretensioners without any crash occurring, even while the vehicle is stopped or moving slowly, raising the risk of injury and a potential crash. On the structural side, 2010-2012 models have a headliner support bracket that can break free during a side curtain airbag deployment and be thrown toward occupants, with the 2010 model year covered by two overlapping recalls for this same issue. The 2009-2010 model years also have an electric power steering concern where the system's control unit can detect a false signal error and shut off steering assist, requiring significantly more effort to steer at low speeds.