Recall Details For: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 05V342000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 35987
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:05V342000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: HYUNDAI
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: TUCSON
- MODEL YEAR: 2005
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 071
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: PARKING BRAKE
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20050329
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20050520
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 330
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20050912
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): MFR
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Hyundai Motor America
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20050727
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20050729
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MAY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET. DAMAGED PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET TEETH MAY PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING OR MAY ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: THE INABILITY TO ENGAGE OR THE INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, MAY ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO ROLL WHILE IT IS PARKED AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
RECALL NOTES: HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO RECALL NO 071.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000022162000204024000000115
