NHTSA Campaign 18V026000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 18V026000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 18V026000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V026000, NHTSA lists up to 87,854 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 11, 2004 and December 25, 2005.
The 18V026000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V026000 were scheduled from February 19, 2018, 41 days after the report.
18V026000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2006–2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V026000 ranks 50 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 18V026000, Hyundai Motor America has 17 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V026000 was 17V769000, reported on November 30, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2006-2011 Hyundai Azera and 2006 Hyundai Sonata vehicles. Water may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short .
- The risk
- An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the vehicle's main junction box to prevent the risk of an ABS short-circuit while the car is turned off, free of charge. The recall began on February 19, 2018. Owners may call Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 172.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V026000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V026000, 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: January 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted