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1995 Hyundai Elantra Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

179 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 1.02 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

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Air Bags:Frontal

INCREASE IN THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MIGHT PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM ACTIVATING DURING A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy & full details

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO DETERMINE IF IT CONTAINS A TERMINAL HOLDER. IF IT DOES NOT, ONE WILL BE INSTALLED.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AND COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE FROM INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE.

Complaint volume

179 this model-year 10 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

32Crashes
5Fires
26Injuries
0Deaths

Across 179 complaints. Severity Index 1.02.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Air Bags · Frontal23 · 13%Power Train · Automatic T…13 · 7%Air Bags12 · 7%Engine And Engine Cooling…11 · 6%Engine And Engine Cooling…7 · 4%Service Brakes, Hydraulic…5 · 3%Service Brakes, Hydraulic…5 · 3%Electrical System · Alter…5 · 3%
  1. Air Bags:Frontal — 23 reports
  2. Power Train:Automatic Transmission — 13 reports
  3. Air Bags — 12 reports
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine — 11 reports
  5. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline — 7 reports
  6. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor — 5 reports
  7. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components — 5 reports
  8. Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator — 5 reports
  9. Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System — 4 reports
  10. Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor — 4 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1995 · 1996 (3) · 1997 (3) · 1998 · 1999 (2) · 2000 (1) · 2001 (6) · 2002 (6) · 2003 (5) · 2004 (5) · 2005 (4) · 2006 (1) · 2007 (6) · 2008 (7) · 2009 (4) · 2010 (3) · 2011 (5) · 2012 (4) · 2013 (4) · 2014 (2) · 2015 (3) · 2016 (2) · 2017 (4) · 2018 · 2019 (1) · 2020 (3) · 2021 (6) · 2022 (5) · 2023 (2) · 2024 (1) · 2025

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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