NHTSA Campaign 15V629000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA campaign 15V629000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: springs: coil springs. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 15V629000 with NHTSA on October 7, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V629000, NHTSA lists up to 28,157 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 12, 2010 and March 31, 2011.
The 15V629000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V629000 were scheduled from January 6, 2016, 91 days after the report.
15V629000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 15V629000 covers have filed at least 66 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V629000 vehicles, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra has the most (66).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V629000 ranks 85 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 15V629000, Hyundai Motor America has 4 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011 Elantra vehicles manufactured November 12, 2010, to March 31, 2011, and Sonata vehicles manufactured December 11, 2009, to February 28, 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 may corrode the front coil springs, possibly resulting in the coil springs fracturing.
- The risk
- If a front coil spring fractures, it may contact the tire, possibly puncturing it, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front coil springs, free of charge. Interim notifications were mailed on November 17, 2015. The recall began on January 6, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 133. Note: Vehicles that were previously registered in salt belt states but are currently registered elsewhere are eligible to be inspected and repaired.
Reported October 7, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V629000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V629000, 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 7, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted