NHTSA Campaign 20V061000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V061000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 20V061000 with NHTSA on February 4, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V061000, NHTSA lists up to 476,111 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 8, 2006 and December 8, 2006.
The 20V061000 report reached NHTSA 13 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V061000 were scheduled from April 2, 2020, 58 days after the report.
20V061000 covers 4 models from Hyundai, model years 2007–2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V061000 ranks 9 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 20V061000, Hyundai Motor America has 17 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 20V061000 was 18V026000, reported on January 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Elantra and 2009-2011 Elantra Touring vehicles. On February 21, 2020 Hyundai expanded the recall to include 46,425 model year 2007-2008 Entourage and 2007 Santa Fe vehicles. Moisture 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 April 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 188.
Reported February 4, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V061000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V061000, 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: February 4, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted