NHTSA Campaign 04V178000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V178000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V178000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V178000, NHTSA lists up to 263,968 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2001 and November 9, 2002.
The 04V178000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V178000 were scheduled from June 30, 2004, 82 days after the report.
04V178000 covers 3 models from Hyundai, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 04V178000 covers have filed at least 22 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V178000 vehicles, the 2002 Hyundai Elantra has the most (22).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V178000 ranks 3 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V178000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WERE TO ROLL OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.
- The risk
- FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 066.
Reported April 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V178000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V178000, 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: April 9, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted