NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2001 Hyundai Elantra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 16, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 315
- Crashes reported
- 71
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2001 Hyundai Elantra
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 09V125000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 160,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Elantra, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 08V532000
- Reported
- October 14, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 78,369
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Hyundai Elantra
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 08V533000
- Reported
- October 14, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,541
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Elantra
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V496000
- Reported
- December 3, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Elantra, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V257000
- Reported
- July 22, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 312,292
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Elantra, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 00V332000
- Reported
- October 17, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 972
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Hyundai Elantra
2001 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 315 owner complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on March 18, 2019. Of these, 71 describe a crash (23%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 59 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the suspension (26%) and the structure (9%).
3 of the 2001 Hyundai Elantra's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (197 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags118
- Suspension81
- Structure28
- Steering24
- Electrical System21
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28 | |
| 2003 | 45 | |
| 2004 | 31 | |
| 2005 | 21 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 17 | |
| 2008 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 35 | |
| 2010 | 33 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 45. 40% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 315 complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2001 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 18, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted