Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Hyundai Elantra has 107 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
107
Complaints
1
Recalls
21
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Hyundai Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Elantra vehicles manufactured from November 12, 2010, through March 5, 2013. A suppor...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehic... |
| Mar 25, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Car accident. My car was T-boned on the passenger side, the side airbag did deploy. The impact from ... |
| Sep 30, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Seatbelt failed passenger was thrown forward hitting windshield afterwards airbag deployed throwing ... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Good day i hope this finds you well. While I'm driving my air bag light comes on and off around cert... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | AIR BAGS | A 2015 ford car hit me and the passenger airbags deployed, but did not inflate due to a hole in the ... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light came on and stays on no matter what. I have read this happens a lot with Hyundai El... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light stays on all the time. Many people online are complaining about the same problem. This ... |
| Mar 4, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light came on for no reason. Took the car to the dealership. Diagnostics test revealed faulty... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light on on. DTC code B1346 , Driver airbag resistance too high ( 1st stage) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | AIR BAGS | A pickup pulled in front of me causing my car to impact it. Despite significant frontal damage to my... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the air bag warnin... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | AIR BAGS | As with many people have reported my 2012 airbag light has come on. It appears to be the clock sprin... |
| Jul 25, 2021 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | We purchased the four (4) weeks ago. On July 25, 2021 about 5:53 P.M. My step daughter was driving a... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | AIR BAGS | For no reason, the driver-side airbag light has come on (and stays on) in our 2-door 2012 Hyundai El... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING STAYING ON |
| Dec 30, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF NOW AFTER MY BATTERY DIED AND WAS RE-CHARGED. I'VE BEEN INFORM THAT TH... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AFTER I TURN MY CAR ON, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF EXCEPT FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. IT CONTINUOUSL... |
| Nov 19, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG ON MY 2012 ELANTRA CAME ON AT 101,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALERS, THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND S... |
| Nov 17, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AFTER DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNED ON. THE LI... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES LOGGED ON THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT WOULD SOMETIMES TURN OFF DUR... |