2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

6 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 213 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints213
Complaints citing a crash11
Complaints citing a fire1

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 6 of 6

24V8790002024-11-21

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

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

22V3540002022-05-19

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

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

22V2180002022-04-01

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

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

21V00M0002021-12-28

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

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

21V7960002021-10-13

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

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

21V3020002021-04-28

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

An improperly welded seat back recliner could separate from the seat back frame during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What owners report most

  • 29UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 28FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 26SEAT BELTS
  • 26ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 16FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
  • 13ENGINE
  • 10VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 9FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

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Two 2021 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.

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