NHTSA Campaign 06V317000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 06V317000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V317000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V317000, NHTSA lists up to 139 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 28, 2006 and August 15, 2006.
The 06V317000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V317000 were scheduled from August 17, 2006.
06V317000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V317000 ranks 41 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 06V317000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V317000 was 04V208000, reported on May 3, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WALL THICKNESS OF THE RIGHT FORWARD BAFFLE OF THE FUEL TANK MAY BE BELOW SPECIFICATIONS.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANKS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. ALL VEHICLES ARE EITHER STILL AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT OR IN DEALERSHIPS. NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CONSUMERS.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 077.
Reported August 31, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V317000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V317000, 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: August 31, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted