The 1992 Hyundai Excel has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 257,001 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE VEHICLES FAILED THE LATERAL MOVING BARRIER IMPACT TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE.
IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE FUEL SPILLAGE CAN RESULTIN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
HYUNDAI HAS DEVELOPED AN APPROPRIATE COUNTERMEASURE THAT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Defective lower control arm..1992 hyundai excel..corrodes and rusts, especially on passenger side leading to loss of control of vehicle. *tr”
“There is a huge safety defect in the older hyundai automobile computers or ecu boxes. The internal capacitors (rubycon and nicycon) fail causing acid to leak out on the computer board, leading to complete computer failure. The car stalls out while driving unexpectedly with no warning, leading to a…”
“While driving about 55 mph front hood flipped up, blocking vision. Kept control of vehicle, driving off road. Pushed down hood and tied it with a rope then, latch had to be fixed. *ak”
“Vehicle was hit by a vehicle in which the shoulder belt belt did not lock, this caused the consumer's chest to hit the steering wheel, the lap belt did not fail in the accident. *slc”
“Vehicle overheated without registering it on temperature gauge inside instrument panel, causing vehicle to lose compression/ anti-freeze/oil and stall. Dealer notified. *ak”
“Vehicle overheated without registering it on temperature gauge inside instrument panel, causing vehicle to lose compression/ anti-freeze/oil and stall. Dealer notified. *ak”
“While driving 40 to 45 mph consumer went to avoid hitting a deer and the steering wheel came off, causing an accident, and totaling vehicle. Cause unknown. *ak”
“Automatic transmission failed 3 times.”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Hyundai Excel as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.