1996 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1996 Hyundai Elantra. The newest campaign is 00V095002. NHTSA received the report on 21 Jul 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 100 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V095002, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will pressure check the vehicle's fuel tank to determine if it has cracked. If the fuel tank has cracked, it will be replaced.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 166,096 units in total.
00V095002Received . 7,111 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The evaporative emission control systems can apply excessive vacuum to the fuel tanks during the canister purge cycle. If excessive vacuum is applied, minor fuel tank distortion can result. A small crack could develop on the upper fuel tank surface. The "check engine" light would then illuminate and, in some cases, the vehicle driver may notice a gasoline odor.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will pressure check the vehicle's fuel tank to determine if it has cracked. If the fuel tank has cracked, it will be replaced.
Report filed by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V095001Received . 84,020 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The evaporative emission control systems can apply excessive vacuum to the fuel tanks during the canister purge cycle. If excessive vacuum is applied, minor fuel tank distortion can result. A small crack could develop on the upper fuel tank surface. The "check engine" light would then illuminate and, in some cases, the vehicle driver may notice a gasoline odor.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will pressure check the vehicle's fuel tank to determine if it has cracked. If the fuel tank has cracked, it will be replaced.
Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V026000Received . 74,965 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The windshield wiper motor circuit breaker electrical contacts were contaminated during assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This contamination interferes with the electrical circuit continuity and prevents the windshield wiper motor from operating. Inoperative windshield wipers can contribute to reduced visibility during inclement weather increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the contaminants from the windshield wiper motor circuit breaker contacts.
Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
100 complaints, 138 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1996 Hyundai Elantra
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Elantra | All 1996 vehicles | Elantra, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 166.7 | 140.9 | 27.1 | 23 |
| Power Train | 144.9 | 97.9 | 56.1 | 20 |
| Electrical System | 130.4 | 84 | 90.1 | 18 |
| Visibility | 101.4 | 59 | 16.9 | 14 |
| Air Bags | 101.4 | 66.9 | 112.5 | 14 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 94.2 | 51.5 | 13.9 | 13 |
| Unknown or Other | 50.7 | 22.4 | 68.1 | 7 |
| Structure | 36.2 | 39.5 | 41.6 | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 36.2 | 120.9 | 38.7 | 5 |
| Tires | 21.7 | 37.2 | 13.9 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 11
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 Jun 2008
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ00003 | Safety query | FUEL CAP REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN 36 | Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly | 2 Feb 2000 | Open | 00V095001 |
| PE97002 | Preliminary evaluation | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE | Visibility | 17 Jan 1997 | 27 Feb 1997 | 97V026000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19920
- 19930
- 19942
- 19951
- 19963
- 19973
- 19980
- 19992
- 20001
- 20016
- 20026
- 20035
- 20045
- 20054
- 20061
- 20076
- 20087
- 20094
- 20103
- 20115
- 20124
- 20134
- 20142
- 20153
- 20162
- 20174
- 20180
- 20191
- 20203
- 20215
- 20225
- 20232
- 20241
- 20250
- 20261
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1996 Hyundai ElantraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/elantra/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Hyundai Elantra?
- 166,096 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Elantra have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Elantra, model years 1992 to 2026. 3 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Hyundai Elantra name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 23 of 138 component mentions, or 166.7 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 140.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Hyundai Elantra open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.