2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA recalls and defects found on 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 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
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

Most Recent Recalls For 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2001-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM Recall
2001-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM Units affected: 160904	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2009-04-16
Summary: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 160,904 MY 2001-2003 ELANTRA AND MY 2003 TIBURON VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ROAD SALT USED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN THESE JURISDICTIONS MAY RESULT IN INTERNAL CORROSION AND THINNING OF THE STEEL IN THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE CORROSION MAY PROGRESS TO THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM'S UPPER AND LOWER PANELS BECOME PERFORATED. A PERFORATED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM MAY FRACTURE BETWEEN ITS BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT AND THE FORWARD AND REARWARD PIVOT ATTACHMENTS TO THE CHASSIS.
2002-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Recall
2002-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Units affected: 919	HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO Report Date: 2004-07-26
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY" A VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE ROLLS OVER AND THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.
2002-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2002-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 263968	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2004-04-09
Summary: SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WERE TO ROLL OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.
2001-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2001-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 1993	HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO Report Date: 2003-12-03
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE TUBES FOR THE REAR BRAKES CAN CONTACT THE STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BRACKETS.
2001-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2001-2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 312292	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2003-07-22
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR BRAKE TUBES PASS BEHIND THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER. TWO STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE WELDED TO THE CROSSMEMBER. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), THE REAR BRAKE TUBES COULD CONTACT BOTH STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BRACKETS. ON VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ABS, THE REAR BRAKE TUBES MAY CONTACT ONLY THE LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET. CONTACT BETWEEN THE REAR BRAKE TUBES AND THE STEERING BRACKETS COULD CAUSE WEAR AND CORROSION THAT COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.