{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 21V302 (204): 2021 Elantra",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v302/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V302 (Hyundai): An improperly welded seat back recliner could separate from the seat back frame during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Elantra, model year 2021. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 28 April 2021. 1,464 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Elantra vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat back recliners may have been improperly welded. 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: 204. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V302 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: “An improperly welded seat back recliner could separate from the seat back frame during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V302 Hyundai Motor America Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner 28 April 2021 2021-2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA An improperly welded seat back recliner could separate from the seat back frame during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the seat back frame assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 21, 2021. Owners may contact",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:48:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:13:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 21V302 (204): 2021 Elantra\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v302/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}