HYUNDAI EXCEL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

HYUNDAI EXCEL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of HYUNDAI EXCEL recalls and defective parts found on HYUNDAI EXCEL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the HYUNDAI EXCEL 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 EXCEL

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1988-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:HEATER CORE Recall
1988-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:HEATER CORE Units affected: 270000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1994-06-06
Summary: THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM DOES NOT MEET THE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH COOLANT TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE THE STEM TO LEAK.
1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Recall
1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Units affected: 600	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1994-05-11
Summary: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE MANUFACTURER'S PROTECTIVE INTERNAL COATING OF THE ELECTRONIC CRANK ANGLE SENSOR DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT AT HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL.
1990-1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Recall
1990-1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Units affected: 257001	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1993-11-23
Summary: THE VEHICLES FAILED THE LATERAL MOVING BARRIER IMPACT TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE.
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Recall
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Units affected: 515000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1993-10-04
Summary: THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY LOCK UP FROM INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE DRIVE WHEELS TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP.
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Recall
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Units affected: 895000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1991-12-31
Summary: DETERIORATION OF THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY MAY LEAD TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY PORTION OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SCREWS WHICH ATTACH THE REEDS TO THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY MAY RUST, AND IF THE RUSTING BECOMES SEVERE, THE SCREW HEADS WILL ERODE AND ALLOW THE REEDS TO SEPARATE FROM THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY. CORROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR ON THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY, DEFORMING THE REED SEATS AND PREVENTING THE REEDS FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. SEPARATION OF THE REEDS FROM THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY OR IMPROPER CLOSING OF THE REEDS ALLOW HOT EXHAUST GASES TO FLOW BACKWARD INTO THE PLASTIC SECONDARY AIR FILTER CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THESE HOT EXHAUST GASES MAY MELT THE SECONDARY PLASTIC AIR FILTER CASE.
1990 HYUNDAI EXCEL WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Recall
1990 HYUNDAI EXCEL	WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Units affected: 2281	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1990-03-15
Summary: LOCK WASHER LOCATED UNDER THE NUT THAT SECURES THE FRONT HUB TO THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY HAVE HAD IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT AND COULD CRACK.
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 8550	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1989-06-19
Summary: IF CRUISE CONTROL MAIN SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED, SYSTEM CAN BE AFFECTED BY A SHORT DURATION VOLTAGE DROP CAUSED BY OPTIONAL HI-POWER (H340) RADIO.
1986-1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS Recall
1986-1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS Units affected: 321000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1987-11-25
Summary: VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE BRAKE FADE AND RECOVERY PORTION OF FMVSS 105.
1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 8197	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1986-03-17
Summary: A COTTER PIN IN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY MAY BE MISSING. THIS PIN ACTS AS A RETAINER FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PUSHROD CLEVIS PIN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE CLEVIS PIN MAY SLIDE OUT CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE TO BECOME DISENGAGED. IF THIS LINKAGE BECOMES DISENGAGED THE SERVICE BRAKES CANNOT BE APPLIED, CREATING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.