Recall · 23V651000
Hyundai Motor America recalled 13 models over service brakes, hydraulic
Park outside and away from buildings until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
1,649,478
Vehicles covered
13
Models
44
Model years
September 22, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
- What it can cause
- An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024 through October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 251.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Accent | 2012 to 2015 | 2012201320142015 |
| Hyundai Azera | 2012 to 2015 | 2012201320142015 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 2011 to 2015 | 20112012201320142015 |
| Hyundai Elantra Coupe | 2013 to 2015 | 2013 |
| Hyundai Equus | 2014 to 2015 | 20142015 |
| Hyundai Genesis Coupe | 2011 to 2015 | 20112012201320142015 |
| Hyundai Santa FE | 2013 to 2015 | 201320142015 |
| Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 2013 | 2013 |
| Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 2011 to 2015 | 20112012201320142015 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2010 to 2013 | 2010201120122013 |
| Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell | 2015 | Not published here |
| Hyundai Veloster | 2012 to 2015 | 2012201320142015 |
| Hyundai Veracruz | 2010 to 2012 | 201020112012 |
How this campaign compares
At 1,649,478 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 99% of the 17,144 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 479. It covers model years 2010 to 2015, so the oldest vehicles on it were 13 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Hyundai vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 21 times before this, most recently in June 2023 as 23V415000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 41 of the 44 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 7,848 complaints with NHTSA, 6,013 of them before this campaign was filed. 636 of those name the service brakes, hydraulic, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in March 2010, 13 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 9 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V307000 (air bags), 24V562000 (electrical system), 24V146000 (latches/locks/linkages), 23V132000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Hyundai Motor America with NHTSA on September 22, 2023 as campaign 23V651000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2023-09-22.
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