NHTSA Campaign 16V190000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 16V190000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V190000 with NHTSA on April 5, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V190000, NHTSA lists up to 173,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 11, 2009 and October 31, 2010.
The 16V190000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V190000 were scheduled from July 18, 2016, 104 days after the report.
16V190000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 16V190000 covers have filed at least 1,171 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V190000 ranks 28 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V190000, Hyundai Motor America has 5 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 16V190000 was 15V100000, reported on February 23, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011 Sonata vehicles manufactured December 11, 2009, to October 31, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) circuit board may be damaged and result in a loss of power steering assist.
- The risk
- With a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EPS control unit, free of charge. The recall began May 30, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9640. Hyundai's number for this recall is 143.
Reported April 5, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V190000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V190000, 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: April 5, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted