21V301000
ENGINE
A damaged engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, oil may leak onto hot exhaust components, increasing the risk of a fire.
2020 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
3 safety recall campaigns, 327 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints327
Complaints citing a crash30
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 3 of 3
19V720000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
A wheel detaching from the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
19V721000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
A detached ball joint can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 100ENGINE
- 43POWER TRAIN
- 26EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 24ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 23UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 19STEERING
- 13SERVICE BRAKES
- 10VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 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.