NHTSA Campaign 09V171000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 09V171000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 09V171000 with NHTSA on May 21, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V171000, NHTSA lists up to 91,350 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 28, 2002 and March 22, 2003.
The 09V171000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V171000 were scheduled from July 13, 2009, 53 days after the report.
09V171000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V171000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V171000 vehicles, the 2003 Hyundai Sonata has the most (13).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V171000 ranks 13 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 09V171000, Hyundai Motor Company has 1 other recall on the latches/locks/linkages on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 91,350 MY 2002-2003 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES. REPEATED USE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE CHROME PLATE. IF THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE HAS VERY THIN CHROME PLATING, THAT PORTION OF THE PLATING MAY WEAR AWAY MORE EASILY THAN MORE THICKLY PLATED AREAS AS THE DOOR HANDLE IS USED. THE WORN CHROME PLATING ON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE HANDLE MAY RESULT IN A CRACK OR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SURFACES OF THE HANDLE, WHICH MAY FORM A SHARP EDGE.
- The risk
- THIS MAY INFLICT LACERATION INJURIES TO ANYONE USING THE DOOR HANDLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE CHROME PLATED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 093.
Reported May 21, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V171000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V171000, 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: May 21, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted