2026 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2026 Hyundai Elantra. The newest campaign is 26V693000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Oct 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. The Hyundai Elantra has 35 model years on the register. 14 of them have more recall campaigns than the 2026 Hyundai Elantra.
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, 26V693000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and tighten the wheel assembly lug nuts, and replace the hub bearing assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 19, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 310. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 23, 2026.
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. 2,972 units in total.
26V693000Received . 17 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 Venue, Elantra N, Elantra Hybrid, and Elantra vehicles. The wheel lug nuts may loosen and allow the wheel to detach.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Wheel detachment can cause a loss of vehicle control or create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and tighten the wheel assembly lug nuts, and replace the hub bearing assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 19, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 310. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 23, 2026.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 310.
26V692000Received . 24 units.
Suspension / Front / Macpherson Strut
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 Tucson Hybrid and Elantra vehicles. The front strut assembly fasteners may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the front strut assembly fasteners and perform a wheel alignment, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 19, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 309. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 23, 2026.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 309.
26V254000Received . 2,931 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Side Impact
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Elantra N, 2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), and Elantra vehicles. The B-pillar impact sensors may have been misassembled, which can delay air bag deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the impact sensor(s), as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 299. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 22, 2026.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 299. 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
3 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 17 Oct 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.
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.
- 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
- 20263
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 2026 Hyundai ElantraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2026 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/elantra/2026/. 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
- 23 Oct 2026
- Complaint file through
- 25 Oct 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Hyundai Motor America
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2026 Hyundai Elantra?
- 2,972 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 58 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Elantra, model years 1992 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2026 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2026 Hyundai Elantra name most often?
- Wheels: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2026 Hyundai Elantra open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.