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title: "HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID (2021) - Recall 23V589000 — NHTSA record 241474 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Elantra HEV vehicles. A software error in the motor control unit may cause unintended vehicle acc"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID (2021) - Recall 23V589000 — NHTSA record 241474

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Aug 18, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID (2021) - Recall 23V589000
- **Reason**: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Elantra HEV vehicles. A software error in the motor control unit may cause unintended vehicle acceleration after the brake pedal is released. Unintended vehicle acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Hyundai Motor America
- **Quantity**: 37997
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 241474

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V589000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Aug 18, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Sep 26, 2023
- **Record created**: Aug 21, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will update the motor control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 248.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V589000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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