NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2019 Hyundai Elantra has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 28, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 252
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2019 Hyundai Elantra
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V301000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Elantra, 2 other models
2019 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 252 owner complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the engine (53%), followed by the exterior lighting (26%) and the electrical system (15%).
The 2019 Hyundai Elantra's only recall also concerns the engine.
Where 2019 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 50,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine134
- Exterior Lighting65
- Electrical System37
- Unknown Or Other25
- Power Train11
- Steering9
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 44 | |
| 2026 | 37 |
Complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 44. 37% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 252 complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2019 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted