{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 19V721 (185): 2020 Elantra",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v721/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V721 (Hyundai): A detached ball joint can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Hyundai's own number: 185.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Elantra, model year 2020. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 9 October 2019. 744 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020 Elantra vehicles. The lower control arm ball joint fasteners may have been insufficiently tightened allowing the ball joint to detach from the lower control arm. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 185. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V721 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A detached ball joint can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 19V721 Hyundai Motor America Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint 9 October 2019 2020-2020 HYUNDAI ELANTRA A detached ball joint can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, tighten the ball joint fasteners, free of charge. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:49:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:47:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 19V721 (185): 2020 Elantra\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v721/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}