NHTSA Campaign 13V354000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 13V354000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 13V354000 with NHTSA on August 12, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V354000, NHTSA lists up to 364,502 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 27, 2020 and November 22, 2010.
The 13V354000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V354000 were scheduled from October 10, 2013, 59 days after the report.
13V354000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2006–2011.
Owners of the model years 13V354000 covers have filed at least 106 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V354000 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Sonata has the most (86).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V354000 ranks 4 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V354000, Hyundai Motor Company has 5 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 13V354000 was 09V125000, reported on April 16, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Road salt and water can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to corrosion of the crossmember steel. This may lead to detachment of one of the rear control arms.
- The risk
- Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace the crossmember assembly. The recall began on October 8, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Care Center at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall number is 113.
Reported August 12, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V354000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V354000, 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 12, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted