NHTSA Campaign 09V125000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
NHTSA campaign 09V125000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 09V125000 with NHTSA on April 16, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V125000, NHTSA lists up to 160,904 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 26, 2001 and January 13, 2003.
The 09V125000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V125000 were scheduled from July 17, 2009, 92 days after the report.
09V125000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2001–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V125000 covers have filed at least 250 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V125000 vehicles, the 2002 Hyundai Elantra has the most (95).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V125000 ranks 9 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 09V125000, Hyundai Motor Company has 5 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 160,904 MY 2001-2003 ELANTRA AND MY 2003 TIBURON VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ROAD SALT USED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN THESE JURISDICTIONS MAY RESULT IN INTERNAL CORROSION AND THINNING OF THE STEEL IN THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE CORROSION MAY PROGRESS TO THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM'S UPPER AND LOWER PANELS BECOME PERFORATED. A PERFORATED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM MAY FRACTURE BETWEEN ITS BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT AND THE FORWARD AND REARWARD PIVOT ATTACHMENTS TO THE CHASSIS.
- The risk
- THE FRACTURING OF THE CONTROL ARM COULD AN OWNER'S CONTROL OVER THEIR VEHICLE THAT MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS FOR CORROSION DAMAGE. IF SPECIFIED LEVELS OF INTERNAL CORROSION DAMAGE ARE FOUND, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL HOLES IN THE UPPER AND LOWER PANELS. IF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS DO NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER WILL ADD DRAINAGE HOLES TO THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND WILL TREAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH RUST-PROOFING MATERIALS TO ARREST THE INTERNAL CORROSION PROCESS. THESE PROCEDURES WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 091.
Reported April 16, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V125000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V125000, 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: April 16, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted