NHTSA Campaign 14V435000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA campaign 14V435000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: springs: coil springs. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor Company filed the report for 14V435000 with NHTSA on July 18, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V435000, NHTSA lists up to 271,773 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 31, 2000 and July 14, 2005.
The 14V435000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V435000 were scheduled from October 24, 2014, 98 days after the report.
14V435000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2001–2006.
Owners of the model years 14V435000 covers have filed at least 294 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V435000 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe has the most (76).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V435000 ranks 5 of 35 Hyundai Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V435000, Hyundai Motor Company has 5 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 14V435000 was 13V556000, reported on November 6, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model Year 2001-2006 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from March 31, 2000, through February 15, 2006, that are registered and operated, or which were originally sold and registered, in the following 20 salt belt" states and the District of Columbia: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The affected vehicles may experience front coil spring corrosion from road salt, causing the coil spring to fracture and make contact with the tire.
- The risk
- If the front coil spring fractures due to corrosion it could cause the coil spring to make contact with the tire, possibly puncturing the tire and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the coil spring, free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 124.
Reported July 18, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V435000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V435000, 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: July 18, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted