NHTSA Campaign 09V317000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 09V317000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 09V317000 with NHTSA on August 7, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V317000, NHTSA lists up to 82 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 28, 2002 and March 22, 2003.
The 09V317000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V317000 were scheduled from September 16, 2009, 40 days after the report.
09V317000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V317000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V317000 vehicles, the 2003 Hyundai Sonata has the most (13).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V317000 ranks 12 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 82 MODEL YEAR 2002-2003 SONATA VEHICLES. REPEATED USE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE CHROME PLATING. 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
- A SHARP EDGE COULD LACERATE OR OTHERWISE INJURE A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE CHROME PLATED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-787-999-3333.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 91B032.
Reported August 7, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V317000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V317000, 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 7, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted