NHTSA Campaign 05V342000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 05V342000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 05V342000 with NHTSA on July 27, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V342000, NHTSA lists up to 330 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 29, 2005 and May 20, 2005.
The 05V342000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V342000 were scheduled from September 12, 2005, 47 days after the report.
05V342000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V342000 ranks 10 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MAY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET. DAMAGED PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET TEETH MAY PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING OR MAY ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED.
- The risk
- THE INABILITY TO ENGAGE OR THE INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, MAY ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO ROLL WHILE IT IS PARKED AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO RECALL NO 071.
Reported July 27, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V342000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V342000, 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 27, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted