NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2008 Hyundai Elantra has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 314
- Crashes reported
- 38
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
23 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 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 2007, 2009–2010 Elantra, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V100000
- Reported
- February 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 204,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Elantra, 1 other model
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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2007, 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 2007 Elantra
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 08V694000
- Reported
- December 29, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 347
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Hyundai Elantra
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 08V429000
- Reported
- August 25, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 65,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Hyundai Elantra
2008 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 314 owner complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on April 17, 2026. Of these, 38 describe a crash (12%) and 23 a fire; owners reported 41 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the steering (18%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the fuel system, gasoline (11%).
1 of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra's 7 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2008 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (258 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering55
- Air Bags38
- Fuel System, Gasoline36
- Service Brakes32
- Electrical System30
- Power Train29
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 51 | |
| 2009 | 23 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 27 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 51. 37% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 314 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2008 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: April 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted