2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2014 Hyundai Veloster. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Hyundai dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2014 Hyundai Veloster. Check your Veloster by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 85 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Hyundai Veloster, reporting 5 fires. Hyundai has issued at least 124 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Hyundai Veloster owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Hyundai Veloster. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The climate control switch on my vehicle as well as many others has burned up the wiring that plugs into it behind the dash and started smoking and actually almost burned my car to the ground.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11545022
“Driving on cruise control on interstate , the 2014 Hyundai Veloster felt like it lost power .The engine light flashed a few times . White smoke came out of rear as started to merge it made a low clank noise from the engine compartment .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11486580
“I purchased my 2014 Hyundai Veloster as a CPO back in January of 2018 with approximately 37k miles. Currently it has 95,637 miles.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11474805
“The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, he heard an abnormal knocking noise emitting from the engine. He then stated that a large amount of white smoke began to spew from the vehicle as his engine began to stall.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11445985
“The HVAC manual heater control unit in my 2014 Veloster Turbo failed, causing extreme electrical resistance that melted, blackened, and discolored the factory wiring harness connector plug behind the dashboard. This caused an active thermal incident and a direct fire hazard inside the cabin.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11751823
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2014 Hyundai Veloster is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Hyundai dealer.