2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

5 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 588 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints588
Complaints citing a crash29
Complaints citing a fire11

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 5 of 5

23V6510002023-09-22

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

20V3930002020-07-02

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

An overheated accessory outlet increases the risk of fire.

15V8710002015-12-23

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

If the one or more of the brakes are inappropriately applied, control of the vehicle may be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

15V6290002015-10-07

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

If a front coil spring fractures, it may contact the tire, possibly puncturing it, increasing the risk of a crash.

13V1150002013-04-01

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

If the headliner support bracket makes contact with an occupant during a crash, it may cause a laceration injury.

What owners report most

  • 92ENGINE
  • 77AIR BAGS
  • 73STEERING
  • 61SUSPENSION
  • 47ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 34ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
  • 34UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 28SERVICE BRAKES

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Two 2011 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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