Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Hyundai elantra has 136 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
136
Complaints
1
Recalls
43
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
13V115000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Description of the Issue: The airbag (SRS) warning light on my 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT Hatchback int... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Clock spring failures are a well known issue with Hyundai/Kia models from the early 2010s. Hyundai h... |
| Dec 2, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Air bag light is on constantly, goes off if my steering wheel is turned a certain way. But will come... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The air bag warning light is mostly ON, but turns off intermittently. I was told this is a safety i... |
| Aug 23, 2024 | AIR BAGS | At approximately 67,000 miles the airbag light on the instrument cluster has become permanently illu... |
| Aug 10, 2024 | AIR BAGS | My daughter had a tire blow out which caused the passenger side airbag to deploy. A piece of trim ap... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | Traffic ahead of me rapidly decelerated. Upon applying the brakes, the peddle froze and then went to... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | AIR BAGS | * Defective airbag light on. * Expensive inspection to know what's wrong with the airbag. * Don’t k... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | AIR BAGS | My airbag light has been on for the past few months, and I am worried about the airbags not deployin... |
| Sep 16, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The air bag dashboard light is on constantly which indicates that something is wrong and the airbag ... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The red dashboard light remains on all the time indicating a problem with the air bag. I'm not sure ... |
| May 10, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Air bag indicator light comes on and stays on . This occurs intermittently |
| Mar 9, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The airbag warning light illuminated while driving on a flat highway in safe driving conditions. No ... |
| Aug 14, 2022 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT NOW IT IS ON CONSTANTLY. I... |
| Aug 3, 2022 | AIR BAGS | My airbag light comes on intermittently. Since this is a safety issue, it should be diagnosed and re... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light comes on and off intermittently, such as when going over a bump or turning the wheel. T... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Airbag light comes on a few minutes after I start driving. I had my local Hyundai dealership look i... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS,WHEELS | The airbag light turned on about a month ago, and it stays on for a while then goes off then goes ba... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The AirBag light came on the dash. It is red , when I started the car . I guess that means the driv... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 -... |