NHTSA Campaign 17V226000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 17V226000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 17V226000 with NHTSA on March 31, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V226000, NHTSA lists up to 572,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 21, 2012 and May 29, 2014.
The 17V226000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V226000 were scheduled from July 10, 2017, 101 days after the report.
17V226000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 17V226000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V226000 vehicles, the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V226000 ranks 6 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 17V226000, Hyundai Motor America has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Sonata and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine.
- The risk
- Bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine, replacing the engine short block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 162.
Reported March 31, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V226000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V226000, 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: March 31, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted