NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2004 Hyundai Elantra has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 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
- 182
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 Hyundai Elantra
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V479000
- Reported
- October 17, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Elantra
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V395000
- Reported
- September 12, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 231,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Elantra
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V370000
- Reported
- July 30, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 582
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Hyundai Elantra
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V208000
- Reported
- May 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,530
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Hyundai Elantra
Air bags
- Campaign
- 03V322000
- Reported
- August 26, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 75
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Hyundai Elantra
2004 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 182 owner complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on February 1, 2024. Of these, 24 describe a crash (13%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 26 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the air bags (63%), followed by the seat belts (7%) and the engine and engine cooling (6%).
3 of the 2004 Hyundai Elantra's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (112 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags114
- Seat Belts12
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Power Train7
- Suspension7
- Vehicle Speed Control7
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 67 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31 | |
| 2006 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 67. 65% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 182 complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2004 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: February 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted