NHTSA Campaign 04V370000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V370000 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 CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 04V370000 with NHTSA on July 30, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V370000, NHTSA lists up to 582 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2003 and April 14, 2004.
The 04V370000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V370000 were scheduled from October 5, 2004, 67 days after the report.
04V370000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V370000 ranks 6 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
Besides 04V370000, HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V370000 was 04V369000, reported on July 26, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DURING AN INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS) OFFSET FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL TAN DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP THAT IS LOCATED NEAR THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT BE POSITIONED PROPERLY AND COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP EARS AND CORRECTLY POSITION THE CLAMP, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 067.
Reported July 30, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V370000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V370000, 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: July 30, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted