NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2021 Hyundai Elantra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 21, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- 132
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Hyundai Elantra
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 24V879000
- Reported
- November 21, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 226,118
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Elantra, 5 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 22V354000
- Reported
- May 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 230,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Elantra, 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 22V218000
- Reported
- April 1, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Elantra, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 21V00M000
- Reported
- December 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 21V796000
- Reported
- October 13, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 978
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 21V302000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,464
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Hyundai Elantra
2021 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 132 owner complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (24%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the seat belts (20%).
3 of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra's 6 recalls also concern the seat belts.
Where 2021 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 15,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance32
- Electrical System31
- Unknown Or Other29
- Seat Belts27
- Engine13
- Vehicle Speed Control10
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 16 |
Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 45. 77% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 7th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 132 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2021 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted