Hyundai recall: Suspension
What is wrong
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Hyundai Entourage vehicles manufactured from February 16, 2006, through June 30, 2008 and sold in, or currently registered in, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may fracture due to corrosion resulting from exposure to road salt and water.
What could happen
A fractured control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them, free of charge. The recall began on January 3, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at [email protected]. Hyundai's recall number is 115.
Vehicles covered
- Hyundai Entourage 2007–2008
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V556000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 6, 2013
- Owners notified
- Jan 3, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 21,207
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Feb 16, 2006 to Jun 30, 2008
- Part
- Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower arm
- Maker's own recall number
- 115
Notes
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.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Hyundai recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Feb 4, 2020
- Hyundai recall: Latches/locks/linkages Nov 21, 2016
- Hyundai recall: Exterior lighting Apr 1, 2013
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.