| HYUNDAI ACCENT GT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of HYUNDAI ACCENT GT recalls and defective parts found
on HYUNDAI ACCENT GT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the HYUNDAI ACCENT GT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
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| Most Recent Recalls For HYUNDAI ACCENT GT | | Vehicle | Component | Manufacterer | 1997 HYUNDAI ACCENT GT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
| | 1997 HYUNDAI ACCENT GT | 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. |  |
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