NHTSA Campaign 08V694000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 08V694000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 08V694000 with NHTSA on December 29, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V694000, NHTSA lists up to 347 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 5, 2007 and June 28, 2008.
The 08V694000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V694000 were scheduled from February 9, 2009, 42 days after the report.
08V694000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 08V694000 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, 08V694000 ranks 9 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
Besides 08V694000, HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V694000 was 04V370000, reported on July 30, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO (HPR) IS RECALLING 347 MY 2008 ELANTRA VEHICLES. 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
- AS A RESULT, POOR ENGINE STARING AND HESITATION MAY RESULT. OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES MAY ALSO RESULT AND LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP SUBASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HPR AT 1-800-981-0188.
- Notes
- HPR RECALL NO. 086.
Reported December 29, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V694000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V694000, 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: December 29, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted