# NHTSA recall 23V589000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V589000
- Manufacturer's number: 248
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2023\-08\-18
- Owners notified: 2023\-09\-26
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Units potentially affected: 37997
- Part numbers: 36600\-2BBB1, 36600\-2BBB0

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

Unintended vehicle acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 37997
- Reported remedied: 35702 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 34
- Reported removed: 1120

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2023 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2023/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [26\-GI\-002H TSB](/bulletins/11033710.md), 2026-06-06, Service bulletin
- [26\-EE\-003H TSB](/bulletins/11031400.md), 2026-04-21, Service bulletin
- [25\-01\-089H DCS](/bulletins/11027035.md), 2026-01-06, Other
- [25\-01\-089H DN](/bulletins/11027034.md), 2026-01-06, Other
- [25\-01\-089H TSB](/bulletins/11027033.md), 2026-01-06, Other
- [P33 OL](/bulletins/11026704.md), 2025-12-19, Other
- [25\-BE\-020H TSB](/bulletins/11023692.md), 2025-10-03, Service bulletin
- [25\-01\-010H\-1 9B4 OL](/bulletins/11022097.md), 2025-08-22, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-010H\-1 DN](/bulletins/11020799.md), 2025-07-22, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-010H\-1 TSB](/bulletins/11020798.md), 2025-07-22, Service campaign

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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