NHTSA Campaign 15V871000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
NHTSA campaign 15V871000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electronic stability control (esc). The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 15V871000 with NHTSA on December 23, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V871000, NHTSA lists up to 155,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 29, 2010 and October 25, 2011.
The 15V871000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V871000 were scheduled from May 9, 2016, 138 days after the report.
15V871000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 15V871000 covers have filed at least 34 complaints naming the electronic stability control (esc), about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V871000 vehicles, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V871000 ranks 32 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Elantra vehicles manufactured October 29, 2010, to October 25, 2011. Due to an electronic stability control (ESC) sensor malfunction, the brakes for one or more wheels may be applied unexpectedly and the engine power may be reduced. These symptoms will be accompanied by illumination of the ESC indicator lamp in the instrument cluster.
- The risk
- If the one or more of the brakes are inappropriately applied, control of the vehicle may be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will verify the proper operation of the ESC sensors, and update the ESC system's calibration, free of charge. The recall began June 6, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 137.
Reported December 23, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V871000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V871000, 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: December 23, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted