2026 Hyundai Elantra & 2025 Hyundai Elantra N + 3 more recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
🔧 The fix
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 searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 22, 2026.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V254000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 299
- Manufacturer
- Hyundai Motor America
- Vehicles affected
- 2,931
- Component
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:SIDE IMPACT
- Owner phone
- 1-855-371-9460
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Built
- Sep 2, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR