Saudi Arabia’s Commerce Ministry renewed a warning Nov. 12 directing owners of 44,305 Hyundai Elantra and i30 cars to stop driving at once because inflators can cause serious or fatal injuries, Gulf News reported.
The warning applies to vehicles built from 2009 to 2011. The ministry identified the fault as a defect in the driver-side airbag inflator and told owners to contact dealers to arrange free repairs.
A September 2025 notice from the ministry covered 71,764 Elantra and i30 cars from the same model years. It said the inflator could rupture during a crash and propel metal fragments into the cabin. Gulf News reported the current campaign figure is 27,459 below the earlier total.
