NHTSA starts recalls on nearly 1 million assorted Hyundai vehicles

Apr 21, 2009 0 Replies

NHTSA came out with four different recalls on Monday which affect the following Hyundai models.


2005-2008 Accent, Azera, Elantra, Entourage, Santa Fe, Sonata, Tuscon, and Vercruz for problems with the brake light switch. 531,000 affected vehicles. 5 reported incidents.
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1999-2004 Sonata, and 2001-2004 XG300 and XG350 for suspension rusting problems in areas where roads are salted in winter. 175,000 affected cars. Less than 10 reported incidents.

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2001-2003 Elantra and 2003 Tiburon for front control arm rusting in areas where roads are salted in winter 170,000 affected cars. 30 reported incidents, approximately.
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2001-2003 Santa Fe for rear suspension rusting in areas where roads are salted in winter. 85,000 affected vehicles. 50-60 reported incidents.

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The shortened links go to the really long NHTSA urls for the recall pages. I have noted the reported incidents count to give some idea of the scope of the reported problems. Not every problem gets reported so take it for what it's worth.


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