Recall
Hyundai recalls up to 17 Venue, Elantra cars as lug nuts may loosen
Certain 2026 Venue, Elantra N, Elantra Hybrid and Elantra vehicles are covered; dealers will inspect and tighten the lug nuts and replace the hub bearing assembly, as necessary, free of charge.
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Key numbers
Units potentially affected as filed with NHTSA
- Loss of control
- Model year
- 2026
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V-693
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Is your car affected?
For open (unrepaired) recalls on your car, enter its 17-character VIN in NHTSA's lookup by VIN.
Recall at a glance
- Vehicles
- Certain 2026 Hyundai Venue, Elantra N, Elantra Hybrid and Elantra
- Risk
- The wheel lug nuts may loosen and allow the wheel to detach; wheel detachment can cause a loss of vehicle control or create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury
- Component
- Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and tighten the wheel assembly lug nuts, and replace the hub bearing assembly, as necessary, free of charge
- Campaign number
- NHTSA 26V-693 (26V693000); Hyundai 310
- Owner letters
- Expected to be mailed Dec. 19, 2026
- Report received by NHTSA
- Oct. 21, 2026
- Hyundai customer service
- 1-855-371-9460
- Do-not-drive or park-outside advisory
- None in NHTSA's record
Source for every row: source 1.
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai | Venue | 2026 |
| Hyundai | Elantra N | 2026 |
| Hyundai | Elantra Hybrid | 2026 |
| Hyundai | Elantra | 2026 |
NHTSA gives one count for the whole campaign: 17 units potentially affected.
What to do
- Dealers will inspect and tighten the wheel assembly lug nuts, and replace the hub bearing assembly, as necessary, free of charge.
- Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 19, 2026.
- Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 310.
What happened
Hyundai Motor America is recalling certain 2026 Venue, Elantra N, Elantra Hybrid and Elantra vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NHTSA received the recall report on Oct. 21, 2026.
NHTSA's record lists 17 vehicles as potentially affected.
The wheel lug nuts may loosen and allow the wheel to detach, the recall says. Wheel detachment can cause a loss of vehicle control or create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
NHTSA lists the affected component as the wheel lugs, nuts, bolts and studs.
NHTSA's record for this recall does not include a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory.
The NHTSA campaign number is 26V-693 (26V693000).
Is my car affected?
NHTSA's record says the recall covers certain 2026 Hyundai Venue, Elantra N, Elantra Hybrid and Elantra vehicles.
Enter your 17-character VIN in our free recall check at /vin-check/ or on NHTSA.gov.
If you are buying a used 2026 Venue, Elantra N, Elantra Hybrid or Elantra, check its VIN for this recall before you buy.
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Sources
All accessed 2026-10-26.