NHTSA Campaign 14V325000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 14V325000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 14V325000 with NHTSA on June 12, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V325000, NHTSA lists up to 2,138 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 2, 2014 and May 23, 2014.
The 14V325000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V325000 were scheduled from September 15, 2014, 95 days after the report.
14V325000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 14V325000 covers have filed at least 74 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V325000 ranks 29 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V325000, Hyundai Motor Company has 1 other recall on the steering on this site; the one before 14V325000 was 10V426000, reported on September 20, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 2, 2014, through May 23, 2014. A poor connection within the vehicle's wiring harness may result in a reduction of steering assist from the vehicle's motor driven power steering system or the inability to move the vehicle's shifter from the Park position.
- The risk
- The reduction of power steering assist can increase the steering effort needed, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai notified dealers to suspend sales of affected Sonata vehicles and has published recall bulletin 14-01-024 providing a service procedure to repair the affected vehicles. On June 7, 2014 Hyundai began to contact the affected retail customers. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 119.
Reported June 12, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V325000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V325000, 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: June 12, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted