NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2009 Hyundai Elantra has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 254
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2009 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 2007–2008, 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 2008, 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 2007–2008, 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 2007–2008 Elantra
2009 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 254 owner complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (11%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the steering (52%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the electrical system (9%).
1 of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2009 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (186 complaints), the median was 77,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering133
- Air Bags42
- Electrical System24
- Service Brakes18
- Vehicle Speed Control18
- Engine13
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 26. 13% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Hyundai Elantra drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 21st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Elantra years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 254 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2009 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted