| NHTSA Record Id: 12201 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: HYUNDAI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008842000203978000000025 |
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| Model Name: ACCENT |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V245000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 01 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 11 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 64967 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 25 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Hyundai Motor America |
Report Received Date: Oct, 06 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 07 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the following "salt belt" states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin. during winter months, the road salt used to de-ice roads can result in corrosion that causes pits to form on the lower coil of the front springs allowing cracks to develop. this can result in breakage of the lower spring coil. |
Consequence Summary: If the front coil spring breaks, it can become displaced from its seated position, and can contact a tire. tire damage can result. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a spring guide to prevent a broken coil spring from contacting and damaging a tire. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 25, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hyundai at 1-800-829-9956.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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