Recall · 23V589000
Hyundai Motor America recalled the HYUNDAI Elantra HEV over electrical system
37,997
Vehicles covered
1
Model
3
Model years
August 18, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Elantra HEV vehicles. A software error in the motor control unit may cause unintended vehicle acceleration after the brake pedal is released.
- What it can cause
- Unintended vehicle acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the motor control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 248.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| HyundaiElantra HEV | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 37,997 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 87% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Hyundai vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 17 times before this, most recently in February 2023 as 23V132000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 22V354000 (seat belts), 22V123000 (seat belts), 21V796000 (seat belts).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Hyundai Motor America with NHTSA on August 18, 2023 as campaign 23V589000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2023-08-18.
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