NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2007 Hyundai Elantra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 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
- 267
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 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 2007 Hyundai Elantra
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V061000
- Reported
- February 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 476,111
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 Elantra, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 Elantra, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 11V143000
- Reported
- March 15, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,697
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Elantra
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 11V179000
- Reported
- March 15, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,783
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Elantra
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09V280000
- Reported
- July 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,011
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Elantra, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V122000
- Reported
- April 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 532,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
2007 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 267 owner complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on September 17, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (8%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the air bags (17%), followed by the visibility/wiper (16%) and the steering (13%).
2 of the 2007 Hyundai Elantra's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (223 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags46
- Visibility/Wiper42
- Steering34
- Electrical System32
- Service Brakes26
- Suspension26
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 41 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 41. 19% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Hyundai Elantra drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 22nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2007 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Elantra years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 267 complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2007 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted