NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2002 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 2002 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
- 342
- Crashes reported
- 58
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 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 2002 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 2001, 2003 Elantra, 1 other model
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 2001 Elantra
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 04V369000
- Reported
- July 26, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 919
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Elantra, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 04V178000
- Reported
- April 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 263,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Elantra, 2 other models
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 2001, 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 2001, 2003 Elantra, 1 other model
2002 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 342 owner complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on May 21, 2020. Of these, 58 describe a crash (17%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 40 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the suspension (28%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (9%).
1 of the 2002 Hyundai Elantra's 6 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2002 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (243 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension95
- Air Bags70
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic32
- Structure27
- Fuel System, Gasoline22
- Exterior Lighting18
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | |
| 2003 | 39 | |
| 2004 | 34 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 41 | |
| 2010 | 51 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 51. 33% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 342 complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2002 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: May 21, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted