NHTSA campaign 15V871000 · Hyundai campaign 137

Hyundai Recall 15V-871: ESC Malfunction may cause Loss of Control

NHTSA recall 15V871000 (Hyundai campaign 137) was reported by Hyundai Motor America on December 23, 2015, with 155,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Elantra for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on May 9, 2016, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 15V871000 (also written 15V-871 or 15V871)
Filed by: Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai campaign number: 137
Report received: December 23, 2015
Potentially affected: 155,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Owners notified: May 9, 2016

Repair completion: 56.34% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V871000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Hyundai

Hyundai Elantra
- 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built October 29, 2010 – October 25, 2011 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V871000.

Defect description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Elantra vehicles manufactured October 29, 2010, to October 25, 2011. Due to an electronic stability control (ESC) sensor malfunction, the brakes for one or more wheels may be applied unexpectedly and the engine power may be reduced. These symptoms will be accompanied by illumination of the ESC indicator lamp in the instrument cluster.

Safety consequence

If the one or more of the brakes are inappropriately applied, control of the vehicle may be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will verify the proper operation of the ESC sensors, and update the ESC system's calibration, free of charge. The recall began June 6, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 137.

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.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V871000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.