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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN KMHDN46D26U278559 · Checked Sep 11, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 5

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KMHDN46D26U•••••• 2006 Hyundai ELANTRA

That is about average for the 2006 Hyundai ELANTRA — 5 complaints per build across 26 builds.

5on this build
138on the model
26builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reported Service Brakes 3 Steering 1 Electric 1 Hydraulic 1

What owners of this build wrote

Air Bags crash Sep 2010
I was in a wreck and was hit in the front right at the headlight on the drivers side. When the hit happened the airbag light came on, however the airbag never deployed. The frame of the car is bent and looks like the car will be totaled
Service Brakes crash Jul 2007
I had an accident when I first purchase the car which I have always felt the car should have stop sooner. The brake did not stop right away and it only stop when I hit the truck which very little damage was done to the truck but my hold front was damaged. The car has been repair…
Steering crash May 2007
The contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. While driving on a dirt road at 50 mph, the contact lost control of the wheel and the vehicle began to spin. The vehicle then rolled repeatedly for a couple hundred yards until it finally crashed into a tree. The vehicle was left at the…
Service Brakes Oct 2016
2006 hyundai elantra brake lights stopped working. Called hyundai (800.633.5151) since this model and year was under hyundai recall# 092 (htsa 09V280000). Provided VIN number and representative (kayla) told me that that specific VIN was not eligible and that I could send a…
Service Brakes Mar 2008
I had no brake lights the cause was a broken brake light switch by the brake pedal which I had to replace myself

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KMHDN46D26U278559 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.