NHTSA Campaign 16V348000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 16V348000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V348000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V348000, NHTSA lists up to 81,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 19, 2015 and March 14, 2016.
The 16V348000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V348000 were scheduled from July 11, 2016, 48 days after the report.
16V348000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V348000 covers have filed at least 158 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V348000 ranks 54 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V348000, Hyundai Motor America has 6 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015 to March 14, 2016. In the affected vehicles, if the primary hood latch has been released, and the vehicle is driven, the secondary hood latch may not hold adequately secure the hood to prevent it from opening while the vehicle is in motion.
- The risk
- If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch cannot secure the hood, the hood may unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary hood latch, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 145.
Reported May 24, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V348000 (1)
Hyundai (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V348000, 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: May 24, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted