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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.\"","consequence":"A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"271","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V589000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2023-08-18","owner_notified":"2023-09-26","units":37997,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Elantra HEV vehicles.  A software error in the motor control unit may cause unintended vehicle acceleration after the brake pedal is released.","consequence":"Unintended vehicle acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the motor control unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2023.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 248.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"248","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":["hev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V354000","component":"SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2022-05-19","owner_notified":"2022-08-29","units":230233,"summary":"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.","consequence":"An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"229","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V218000","component":"SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2022-04-01","owner_notified":"2022-05-19","units":6240,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"223","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V00M000","component":"VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2021-12-28","owner_notified":"2022-06-20","units":26413,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A windshield that detaches from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"216","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V796000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2021-10-13","owner_notified":"2022-02-10","units":978,"summary":"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.","consequence":"An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.","remedy":"Dealers 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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"211/009G","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V302000","component":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2021-04-28","owner_notified":"2021-06-21","units":1464,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra vehicles.  The driver and front passenger seat back recliners may have been improperly welded.","consequence":"An improperly welded seat back recliner could separate from the seat back frame during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the seat back frame assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on June 21, 2021.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-888-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 204.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"204","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":7,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":44,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":158,"crash":8,"fire":1,"injured":3,"deaths":1,"comps":[["Forward Collision Avoidance",57],["Electrical System",41],["Unspecified",33],["Seat Belts",27],["Engine",21],["Vehicle Speed Control",20]],"by_year":{"2021":13,"2022":50,"2023":39,"2024":24,"2025":18,"2026":14},"excerpts":[["2023-11-07","Electrical System","I keep getting intermittent HEV warnings and 12-volt light. The engine then shuts down and I have no power. This has occurred several times while on the highway and this creates a safety hazard. I have been fortunate enough that this happened while I was close to the shoulder, otherwise, it could have been critical. - \u2026"],["2023-10-21","Engine","This is my second time contact and reporting this issue about the vehicle surging unexpectedly and you cannot get it to slow down except by keeping your foot on the brake and pulling off the road. This has happened multiple times since I have had this vehicle. Recently, I had the car in for service and they said they d\u2026"],["2023-08-30","Electrical System","My 2021 Hyunadai Elantra HEV Blue 12v battery light comes on and I lose power to the engine and all internal electrical components. It has happened while driving on the highway and it is a safety concern. I have addressed it with the dealership and they stated there were no codes and they canot replicate."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"DP22003","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2022-09-12","closed":"2023-12-12","campaign":"","subject":"Loss of Motive Power","summary":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a letter dated July 13, 2022, petitioning the Agency to initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power allegations attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain Hyundai Motor America, Inc. and Kia America, Inc. vehicles spanning Model Years (MY) 2005-2021. The Petitioners cited examples of complaints indicating that the subject vehicles were experiencing rapid loss of engine oil due to oil drain plug back outs, resulting in loss of motive power and/or catastrophic engine damage. Additional complaints were provided which alleged that the oil drain pans lack sufficient structural integrity and are "},{"action":"RQ22003","component":"SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER","opened":"2022-08-08","closed":"2023-05-26","campaign":"23V210000","subject":"Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture","summary":"On August 8, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Recall Query (RQ) based on 3 incidents alleging front seat belt pretensioners that may rupture during deployment, on model year (MY) 2020-2022 of various Hyundai and Kia Models, resulting in 3 injuries (note: one incident occurred outside the U.S. and its territories).Between October 2021 and March 2023, Hyundai and Kia have filed the following 11 safety recalls for pretensioner rupture: NHTSA Recall No. 21V-796, 22V-069, 22V-123, 22V-127, 22V-218, 22V-354, 22V-447, 22V-458, 22V-816, 23V-094, and 23V-210.Hyundai/Kia have stated that the abnormal deployment of the pretensioners is due to over-pressurization of the preten"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.101,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.101,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":"hev"},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.101,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":33,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":54,"ncap":5,"complaints":158},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}