NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2003 Hyundai Elantra has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 16, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 234
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2003 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 2001–2002 Elantra, 1 other model
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 2002 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 2002 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 2001–2002 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 2001–2002 Elantra, 1 other model
2003 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 234 owner complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on December 12, 2023. Of these, 42 describe a crash (18%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 33 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the suspension (26%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the structure (14%).
1 of the 2003 Hyundai Elantra's 5 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2003 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (168 complaints), the median was 60,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension61
- Air Bags48
- Structure32
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic20
- Steering16
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26 | |
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 30. 35% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Hyundai Elantra drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 14th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 234 complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2003 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: December 12, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted