Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce has recalled 44,305 Hyundai i30 and Elantra cars over a defective driver’s airbag inflator. It has told owners to stop driving the cars immediately. The ministry made this announcement of the recall on November 12 and said it would apply to cars manufactured from years 2009 to 2011. They also told owners that they wouldn't have to pay for its repairs.
The ministry warns that the defect can cause serious or fatal injuries, and owners need to contact dealers to arrange the repair. An earlier notice of September 2025 for the same model highlighted the same hazard. Then it described that the driver-side inflator could rupture in an accident and release sharp metal fragments.
Similar trouble in other countries
The ministry records that it has announced the recall for this model several times before, but there has been a change in the number of vehicles since. That earlier notice covered 71,764 Elantra and i30 vehicles from the same model years. The latest figure is 27,459 lower, a drop of about 38 percent.
Hyundai’s own records point to the same rupture risk. Campaign 31D070 covers i30 (FD) and Elantra (HD) cars from 2009 to 2011. Australia lists 809 affected units.
