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2023 HYUNDAI ELANTRA N — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 2109709 · 2025-07-14

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA N
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I had turned onto my road when I had to stop just before pulling into my driveway to park when my neighbor began backing up. I saw he was getting close to my vehicle so I began to hit the horn only to find out that it’s inoperable. Unfortunately, since my horn wasn’t working, my car ended up getting hit. Earlier this past week, I had just received a letter in the mail from Hyundai explaining they were extending the warranty on the horns for my model. If my horn was operable at this time, this accident could have been avoided. • the horn failed to operate when I went to hit it to get the other drivers attention only to find out it’s inoperable. • my safety could have definitely been more at risk if it were a higher impact situation. Thankfully it wasn’t. • the problem was acknowledged by Hyundai of America to the point that they sent out extended warranty notices to vehicle owners of my year and model vehicle. But I feel as though this should be a safety recall rather than a than an extended warranty notice. • the last time the horn was inspected by my local Hyundai dealer was in October 2024 during the routine NYS inspection. • there were no warning lights or notification in the computer system in my vehicle stating that my horn had stopped working. I had found out my horn wasn’t working in that very instance when my vehicle got hit by the other vehicle.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11673248
Machine
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