HYUNDAI TIBURON PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

HYUNDAI TIBURON PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

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

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM Recall
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	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.
2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Recall
2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON	STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Units affected: 277	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2005-04-28
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THREADED PORTIONS OF THE STEERING GEARBOX ASSEMBLY'S LEFT AND RIGHT INNER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN INTERNAL CRACKS IN THE MATERIAL STRUCTURE.
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Recall
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	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 TIBURON FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	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.
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	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.
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Recall
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 49	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2003-08-26
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS MOUNTED BENEATH THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL¬S PADDED SURFACE. TEAR LINES ARE FORMED INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL¬S PADDED SURFACE DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP PAD. THESE TEAR LINES ALLOW A PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SURFACE TO FOLD UPWARD IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYS.
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 36	HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO Report Date: 2003-08-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD BE DAMAGED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM. DAMAGED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT WARNING LAMP OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AIR BAG WIRING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIR BAG FUSE (CAVITY NUMBER 5) TO OPEN, PREVENTING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DAMAGED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT WARNING LAMP OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AIR BAG WIRING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIR BAG FUSE (CAVITY NUMBER 5) TO OPEN, PREVENTING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2002-2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	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.
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 7382	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2002-11-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING COULD BE DAMAGED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM.
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON OTHER Recall
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON	OTHER Units affected: 1174	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2002-02-08
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL BRACKET WAS NOT INSTALLED.