NHTSA Safety Recalls
Hyundai Elantra GT Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Elantra GT, across 2 model years from 2016 to 2018. The 2018 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 2
- Most recalls
- 2018
- Owner complaints
- 120
2016–2018, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 120 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Elantra GT across 8 model years; the most, 51, concern the 2018.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Hyundai Elantra GT complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Hyundai Elantra GT model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 80 complaints), then the power train (12).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Elantra GT in 2021: 22, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Elantra GT is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Hyundai Elantra GT recall, 26V307000, was reported on May 14, 2026 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Hyundai Elantra GT years to avoid
Too few Hyundai Elantra GT model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Elantra GT years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Elantra GT
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
Hyundai Elantra GT model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Hyundai Elantra GT recall campaign (2)
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Elantra GT. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted