NHTSA Campaign 06V356000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 06V356000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V356000 with NHTSA on September 19, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V356000, NHTSA lists up to 790 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 20, 2006 and May 17, 2006.
The 06V356000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V356000 were scheduled from October 9, 2006, 20 days after the report.
06V356000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 06V356000 covers have filed at least 53 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V356000 ranks 38 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 06V356000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 06V356000 was 03V030000, reported on January 2, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS, THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE U-JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE STEERING COLUMN. REPEATED CONTACT MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION TO CHAFE.
- The risk
- CHAFED INSULATION COULD CAUSE A SHORT OF THE WIRING HARNESS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE STALLING, OR AN INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR CHAFING AND REPAIR IT IF NECESSARY. ALSO, THE DEALER WILL SECURE THE WIRING HARNESS TO PREVENT FUTURE CONTACT WITH THE U-JOINT ASSEMBLY.THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 078.
Reported September 19, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V356000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V356000, 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: September 19, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted