NHTSA Campaign 10V457000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
NHTSA campaign 10V457000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft sector. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 10V457000 with NHTSA on October 1, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V457000, NHTSA lists up to 60 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 11, 2009 and September 10, 2010.
The 10V457000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V457000 were scheduled from October 11, 2010, 10 days after the report.
10V457000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 10V457000 covers have filed at least 1,171 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V457000 ranks 14 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls 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 BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1-787-999-3333.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO SAFETY RECALL NO. 097.
Reported October 1, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V457000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V457000, 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: October 1, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted