NHTSA Campaign 10V426000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
NHTSA campaign 10V426000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft sector. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 10V426000 with NHTSA on September 20, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V426000, NHTSA lists up to 138,354 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 11, 2009 and September 10, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V426000 were scheduled from October 15, 2010, 25 days after the report.
10V426000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 10V426000 covers have filed at least 1,171 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V426000 ranks 10 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 10V426000, Hyundai Motor Company has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 11, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN EITHER IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED OR INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION OR COMPROMISED ATTACHMENT OF THE CONNECTIONS, SUCH THAT THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF, OR REDUCTION IN, STEERING CAPABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS FOR PROPER ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE. IN ADDITION DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 097.
Reported September 20, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V426000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V426000, 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: September 20, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted