{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 24V146 (256): 2015-2016 Elantra",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v146/",
  "summary": "Recall 24V146 (Hyundai): A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury. Hyundai's own number: 256.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Elantra, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 23 February 2024. 186,588 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Elantra vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, \"Internal Trunk Release.\" 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: 256. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 24V146 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 person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.” 24V146 Hyundai Motor America Latches/Locks/Linkages:Trunk Lid:Latch 23 February 2024 2015-2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury. Dealers will replace the trunk latch base sub-assembly, free of ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:53:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T00:42:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 24V146 (256): 2015-2016 Elantra\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v146/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}