NHTSA Campaign 11V259000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 11V259000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V259000 with NHTSA on April 26, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V259000, NHTSA lists up to 7,829 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 27, 2010 and April 17, 2010.
The 11V259000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V259000 were scheduled from May 20, 2011, 24 days after the report.
11V259000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V259000 ranks 29 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V259000, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY has 2 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 11V259000 was 09V122000, reported on April 15, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TUCSON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 27, 2010, THROUGH APRIL 17, 2010 FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT," FOR THE PHOTOMETRY REQUIREMENTS OF THE REAR REFLECTOR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED IN THE REAR BUMPERS.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR REFLECTOR ASSEMBLIES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 101.
Reported April 26, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V259000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V259000, 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 26, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted