Recall Register

2020 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2020 Hyundai Elantra. The newest campaign is 21V301000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Apr 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine. NHTSA has 252 complaints on file for 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, 21V301000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine, free of charge. In addition, Hyundai will deploy Piston Ring Noise Sensing System (PNSS) software. Owner notification letters were mailed August 24, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.
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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. 159,285 units in total.

  1. 21V301000Received . 158,493 units.

    Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Elantra, 2019-2021 Kona and Veloster vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which could result in engine damage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine, free of charge. In addition, Hyundai will deploy Piston Ring Noise Sensing System (PNSS) software. Owner notification letters were mailed August 24, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.

    Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 203. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 19V720000Received . 48 units.

    Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Ioniq Hybrid and 2020 Elantra vehicles. The right-side rear wheel lug nuts may have been insufficiently tightened, allowing the wheel to detach from the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A wheel detaching from the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, tighten the lug nuts, free of charge. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-251-0871. Hyundai's number for this recall is 184.

    Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 184. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 19V721000Received . 744 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Elantra vehicles. The lower control arm ball joint fasteners may have been insufficiently tightened allowing the ball joint to detach from the lower control arm.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached ball joint can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, tighten the ball joint fasteners, free of charge. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 185.

    Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 185. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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

252 complaints, 344 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.

  • 2020 Hyundai Elantra
  • All 2020 vehicles
2020 Hyundai Elantra: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2020 ElantraAll 2020 vehiclesElantra, all yearsMentions
Engine311134.9135.6107
Power Train136.6117.756.147
Exterior Lighting81.41736.128
Electrical System78.5135.890.127
Unknown or Other72.7115.368.125
Steering58.141.394.820
Forward Collision Avoidance46.566.113.916
Vehicle Speed Control37.823.433.113
Service Brakes37.846.448.213
Fuel/Propulsion System26.240.416.99

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash
21
Complaints that report a fire
6
Injuries in the complaints
16
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
29 Sep 2026

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.

Complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Elantra, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 48 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19920
  2. 19930
  3. 19942
  4. 19951
  5. 19963
  6. 19973
  7. 19980
  8. 19992
  9. 20001
  10. 20016
  11. 20026
  12. 20035
  13. 20045
  14. 20054
  15. 20061
  16. 20076
  17. 20087
  18. 20094
  19. 20103
  20. 20115
  21. 20124
  22. 20134
  23. 20142
  24. 20153
  25. 20162
  26. 20174
  27. 20180
  28. 20191
  29. 20203
  30. 20215
  31. 20225
  32. 20232
  33. 20241
  34. 20250
  35. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2020 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/elantra/2020/. 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 Motor America

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Hyundai Elantra?
159,285 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 2020 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Elantra name most often?
Engine: 107 of 344 component mentions, or 311 per 1,000. For all 2020 vehicles the figure is 134.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.