NHTSA Campaign 16V843000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 16V843000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V843000 with NHTSA on November 21, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V843000, NHTSA lists up to 41,264 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 16, 2006 and June 30, 2008.
The 16V843000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V843000 were scheduled from January 9, 2017, 49 days after the report.
16V843000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 16V843000 covers have filed at least 39 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V843000 vehicles, the 2007 Hyundai Entourage has the most (31).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V843000 ranks 73 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V843000, Hyundai Motor America has 6 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 16V843000 was 16V348000, reported on May 24, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Entourage vehicles manufactured February 16, 2006, to June 30, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may corrode and bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
- The risk
- If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify all of the owners. For vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, dealers will replace the secondary latch. For vehicles in any other state, dealers will inspect and either lubricate or replace the secondary latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. The recall began January 2017. Hyundai's number for this recall is 154.
Reported November 21, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V843000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V843000, 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: November 21, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted