NHTSA Campaign 08V429000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 08V429000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 08V429000 with NHTSA on August 25, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V429000, NHTSA lists up to 65,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 5, 2007 and June 28, 2008.
The 08V429000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V429000 were scheduled from September 15, 2008, 21 days after the report.
08V429000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 08V429000 covers have filed at least 36 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V429000 ranks 16 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V429000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V429000 was 06V317000, reported on August 31, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 65,000 MY 2008 ELANTRA VEHICLES WITH 2.0 LITER BETA ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR MAY NOT HAVE THE PROPER UNIFORM INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SURFACE CONTACT. THIS MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO PRODUCE LESS PUMPING PRESSURE THAN REQUIRED TO SUPPLY THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.
- The risk
- POOR ENGINE STARTING AND HESITATION MAY RESULT. OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES MAY ALSO RESULT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SUBASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Reported August 25, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V429000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V429000, 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 25, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted