RecallScanner Severity Profile

Hyundai ELANTRA HYBRID

Routine recalls3 campaigns, none flagged critical.

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Fire risk

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All Recalls

3 campaigns, model years 2022 to 2026

3 recalls🔥 1 fire risk💥 2 crash risk

Model year

Tires

Oct 21, 2026

13 days ago

Wheel detachment can cause a loss of vehicle control or create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Affected: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS · 2026

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

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

Wheel detachment can cause a loss of vehicle control or create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

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.

Software

Nov 21, 2024

712 days ago

Your rearview camera can stop working and you won't see what's behind you when backing up.

Affected: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA · 2022

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

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

A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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.

Electrical

May 15, 2026

172 days ago

Overheating in the HPCU increases the risk of a fire.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:HYBRID MANAGEMENT:POWER CONTROL UNIT/MODULE (HPCU) · 2026

FIRE RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Elantra Hybrid vehicles. The hybrid power control unit (HPCU) assembly may overheat.

Consequence

Overheating in the HPCU increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will update the HPCU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 301. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 16, 2026.

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Full analysis: how to read the Hyundai ELANTRA HYBRID recall history

Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Hyundai ELANTRA HYBRID recall history

The Hyundai ELANTRA HYBRID currently has 3 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the ELANTRA HYBRID in our dataset are tire / wheel (1), electrical (1), and software / sensor (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used ELANTRA HYBRID: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2022–2026, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2024 and 2026. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular ELANTRA HYBRID is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific ELANTRA HYBRID has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used ELANTRA HYBRIDbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Hyundai or any U.S. government agency.

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