The 2025 Hyundai Elantra N has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,931 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS26V2540002026-04-202,931 affected
Defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Elantra N, 2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), and Elantra vehicles. The B-pillar impact sensors may have been misassembled, which can delay air bag deployment.
Consequence
Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the impact sensor(s), as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 299. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became…
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
1
STEERING
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“To the national highway traffic safety administration I am submitting this formal safety complaint regarding a persistent and dangerous pattern of mechanical and electronic failures in my 2025 hyundai elantra n. These issues have rendered the vehicle unsafe for regular operation on public…”
“To the national highway traffic safety administration I am submitting this formal safety complaint regarding a persistent and dangerous pattern of mechanical and electronic failures in my 2025 hyundai elantra n. These issues have rendered the vehicle unsafe for regular operation on public…”
“To the national highway traffic safety administration I am submitting this formal safety complaint regarding a persistent and dangerous pattern of mechanical and electronic failures in my 2025 hyundai elantra n. These issues have rendered the vehicle unsafe for regular operation on public…”
“On january 10, 2026, I purchased a brand new 2025 hyundai elantra n with manual transmission. At approximately 517 miles, the vehicle experienced complete clutch and transmission failure and was towed to the selling dealership. The dealership diagnosed the failure and presented a repair estimate…”
“The "consider taking a break" alert is way too sensitive and there is no way to turn it off. It's distracting while driving with lights and chimes for no apparent reason. If there were a way to shut it off there would be no issue.”
“After my recent software update elantra n I have had issues with my n buttons on my stearing wheel will random default to factory setting and I have to go back into the settings to reset how I have it set. I also have been having my exhaust valve randomly open and stick open it doesn’t respond…”
“I was driving down I-45 mid day on october 14th, 2025 going about 65-70mph and out of no where I hear a loud gunshot like noise and about a minute or two later I heard my sunroof crack and glass fall in. I believe it is from nickel sulfide inclusions”
““consider taking a breakâ€� pops up constantly, especially if you’re driving through construction and just in general. It’s distracting to have to ding at me every 5-10 minutes. It will turn down my audiobook on carplay and make me miss information ad well as impacting my gps giving…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Hyundai Elantra N as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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