1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT recalls and defects found on 1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Most Recent Recalls For 1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 66086	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-10-02
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ACCENT GT MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DOHC ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 19, 1996 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997; 1998 ACCENT MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 6, 1997 THROUGH JUNE 25, 1998; 1997 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1, 1996 THROUGH JULY 9, 1997 AND 1998 SONATA VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM JULY 9, 1997 THROUGH APRIL 24, 1998. THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS MAY APPLY EXCESSIVE VACUUM TO THE FUEL TANKS DURING THE CANISTER PURGE CYCLE. MINOR FUEL TANK DISTORTION COULD RESULT. A SMALL CRACK COULD DEVELOP ON THE UPPER FUEL TANK SURFACE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD THEN ILLUMINATE AND, IN SOME CASES, THE VEHICLE DRIVER COULD NOTICE A GASOLINE ODOR.