Hyundai Visibility: Windshield

Hyundai is recalling about 26,413 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. A windshield that detaches from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

Campaign
21V00M000
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Reported
28 December 2021
Vehicles
26,413
Built between
Oct 2020 – Jan 2021
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 June 2022
Repaired
64%
Unrepaired
6,808

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2020 and January 2021. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2021 Hyundai ElantraBuilt October 2020 to January 2021
  • 2020-2021 Hyundai Santa FEBuilt October 2020 to December 2020
  • 2021 Hyundai SonataBuilt October 2020 to December 2020

Repair progress

6,808 of 26,413 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2024.

64% repaired — 16,993 of 26,413 reported

Owners not reachable
1,425
Scrapped or exported
1,187

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash.

What could happen

A windshield that detaches from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will remove and reinstall the front windshield panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Windshield Assembly, Front86110AB020, 86110AB025, 86110AB045 (Elantra)Front windshield panel
  • Windshield Assembly, Front86110L0130, 86110L0140, 86110L0150 (Sonata)Front windshield panel
  • Windshield Assembly, Front86110S2280, 86110S2290, 86110S2300, 86110S2310 (Santa Fe)Front windshield panel

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2020 to January 2021
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 December 2021
  3. Owners notified20 June 2022
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2024 — 64% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 December 2021.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 216.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
216
Recalling manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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