2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

3 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 353 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints353
Complaints citing a crash45
Complaints citing a fire12

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 3 of 3

26V3070002026-05-14

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An air bag inflator that ruptures may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or passengers, increasing the risk of injury or death.

24V1460002024-02-23

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH

A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.

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.

What owners report most

  • 90ENGINE
  • 48UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 29SERVICE BRAKES
  • 26SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
  • 25STEERING
  • 23AIR BAGS
  • 21ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 17POWER TRAIN

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2015 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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