17V213000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Loss of power steering assist would require higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 1,070 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints1,070
Complaints citing a crash57
Complaints citing a fire9
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
17V063000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
A loss of power brake assist can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V956000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.
16V232000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 285ENGINE
- 130UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 126STRUCTURE:BODY
- 107ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 71STEERING
- 62POWER TRAIN
- 44SERVICE BRAKES
- 40LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.