26V307000
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.
2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 395 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints395
Complaints citing a crash30
Complaints citing a fire6
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 2 of 2
24V146000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 109ENGINE
- 53UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 30POWER TRAIN
- 26AIR BAGS
- 20ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 19STEERING
- 18FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 18VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 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.