2021 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2021 Hyundai Elantra. The newest campaign is 24V879000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Nov 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 24V879000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.

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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

5 campaigns, newest first. 465,033 units in total.

24V87900021 Nov 2024Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
22V35400019 May 2022Seat Belts / Front
22V2180001 Apr 2022Seat Belts / Front
21V79600013 Oct 2021Seat Belts / Pretensioner
21V30200028 Apr 2021Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner

24V879000Received 21 Nov 2024. 226,118 units.
Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 271. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Jan 2025.
22V354000Received 19 May 2022. 230,233 units.
Seat Belts / Front
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioner(s) with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 28, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 229. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall numbers 21V-796, 22V-069, 22V-218, and 22V-123 for Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles. All Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEV vehicles already repaired under the previous recalls will need to have the new remedy completed.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 229. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Aug 2022.
22V218000Received 1 Apr 2022. 6,240 units.
Seat Belts / Front
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Exploding seat belt pretensioners can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed on May 31, 2022. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 223. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-354. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 223. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 May 2022.
21V796000Received 13 Oct 2021. 978 units.
Seat Belts / Pretensioner
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, Genesis GV80 and 2022 Genesis GV70 vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 211/009G. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Feb 2022.
21V302000Received 28 Apr 2021. 1,464 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat back recliners may have been improperly welded.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly welded seat back recliner could separate from the seat back frame during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the seat back frame assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 21, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-888-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 204.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 204. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Jun 2021.

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2021 Hyundai Elantra
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP22003	Defect petition	Loss of Motive Power	Engine	12 Sep 2022	12 Dec 2023
RQ22003	Recall query	Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture	Seat Belts / Front	8 Aug 2022	26 May 2023	23V094000

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.

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

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NHTSA page of the 2021 Hyundai ElantraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/elantra/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
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 2021 Hyundai Elantra?: 465,033 units in 5 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. 5 of them name the 2021 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.