NHTSA Campaign 04V208000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V208000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V208000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V208000, NHTSA lists up to 44,530 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2003 and April 14, 2004.
The 04V208000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V208000 were scheduled from May 24, 2004, 21 days after the report.
04V208000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V208000 ranks 18 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V208000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V208000 was 04V178000, reported on April 9, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DURING AN INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS) OFFSET FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUEL SPILLAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF FUEL TANK DAMAGE CAUSED BY CONTACT BETWEEN A VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP EAR AND THE FUEL TANK. THE VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP EAR WAS FOUND TO BE MISPOSITIONED AND FACING TOWARD THE FUEL TANK.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE COULD CAUSE THE MISPOSITIONED CLAMP TO PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP AND CORRECTLY POSITION THE CLAMP, IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 067.
Reported May 3, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V208000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V208000, 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: May 3, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted