2008 Hyundai Elantra defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2008 Hyundai Elantra. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Throttle control system vulnerabilities
  Defect Petition DP21003 · opened Nov 12, 2021 · closed Jun 20, 2023

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a petition letter dated October 10, 2021, requesting an investigation of possible defects in the electronic throttle control (ETC) system on certain Kia vehicles resulting in the opening of DP21-003. Accordi…

• ENGINE STALLING - FUEL PUMP FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08044 · opened Jul 17, 2008 · closed Sep 3, 2008 · led to recall 08V429000

  On august 19, 2008, hyundai submitted a defect information report to nhtsa concerning fuel pump failure resulting in engine stall in approximately 65,000 model year 2008 hyundai elantra vehicles with 2.0 liter beta engines produced from november 5, 2007, through june 28, 2008 (nhtsa recall no. 08v-429, hyundai campaign…