NHTSA Campaign 03V097000
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
NHTSA campaign 03V097000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: temporary/emergency spare tire. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V097000 with NHTSA on March 17, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V097000, NHTSA lists up to 8,315 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 20, 2002 and November 15, 2002.
The 03V097000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V097000 were scheduled from June 30, 2003, 105 days after the report.
03V097000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2002–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V097000 ranks 28 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS), IF THE T125/70D-15 COMPACT SPARE TIRE IS INSTALLED ON A FRONT WHEEL POSITION, THE TCS MAY INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE BEGINNING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH.
- The risk
- INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE TCS WILL CAUSE AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE AT THE WHEEL WHERE THE COMPACT SPARE TIRE IS INSTALLED. INADVERTENT BRAKE APPLICATION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE, AND MAY PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN AT SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE WITH A NEW LARGER DIAMETER T125/80R-15 COMPACT SPARE TIRE AND A NEW TIRE PRESSURE LABEL WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO PROVIDE INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE T125/80R-15 COMPACT SPARE TIRE. VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2002 THROUGH DECEMBER 16 2002, ALREADY CONTAIN T125/80R-15 COMPACT SPARE TIRES, WILL ONLY REQUIRE NEW TIRE PRESSURE LABELS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 059.
Reported March 17, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V097000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V097000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 17, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted