Latest HYUNDAI EXCEL Recallshttp://www.arfc.org/rss/feeds/autos/hyundai/excelThe latest automotive recalls from the National Highway Transportation Safety AdministrationSun, 28 Apr 2024 22:19:08 GMTen-us1440Copyright 2024, Eladrel Technologies, LLCAutomotive1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR VISIBILITY, DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, HEATER CORETHE HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM DOES NOT MEET THE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH COOLANT TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE THE STEM TO LEAK.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000007075000008339000000253/recall.aspxMon, 06 Jun 1994 00:00:00 GMT1988 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR VISIBILITY, DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, HEATER CORETHE HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM DOES NOT MEET THE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH COOLANT TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE THE STEM TO LEAK.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000007075000008338000000253/recall.aspxMon, 06 Jun 1994 00:00:00 GMT1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATORIN 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000007061000206380000000203/recall.aspxWed, 11 May 1994 00:00:00 GMT1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINETHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006854000206380000000144/recall.aspxTue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 GMT1993 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINETHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006854000008343000000144/recall.aspxTue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 GMT1992 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINETHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006854000008342000000144/recall.aspxTue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 GMT1991 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINETHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006854000008341000000144/recall.aspxTue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 GMT1990 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINETHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006854000008340000000144/recall.aspxTue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 GMT1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR POWER TRAIN, MANUAL TRANSMISSIONTHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006828000008339000000175/recall.aspxMon, 04 Oct 1993 00:00:00 GMT1988 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR POWER TRAIN, MANUAL TRANSMISSIONTHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006828000008338000000175/recall.aspxMon, 04 Oct 1993 00:00:00 GMT1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR POWER TRAIN, MANUAL TRANSMISSIONTHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006828000008337000000175/recall.aspxMon, 04 Oct 1993 00:00:00 GMT1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR POWER TRAIN, MANUAL TRANSMISSIONTHE 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006828000008336000000175/recall.aspxMon, 04 Oct 1993 00:00:00 GMT1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXHAUST SYSTEMDETERIORATION 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006318000008339000000138/recall.aspxTue, 31 Dec 1991 00:00:00 GMT1988 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXHAUST SYSTEMDETERIORATION 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006318000008338000000138/recall.aspxTue, 31 Dec 1991 00:00:00 GMT1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXHAUST SYSTEMDETERIORATION 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006318000008337000000138/recall.aspxTue, 31 Dec 1991 00:00:00 GMT1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXHAUST SYSTEMDETERIORATION 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000006318000008336000000138/recall.aspxTue, 31 Dec 1991 00:00:00 GMT1990 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR WHEELS, HUBCAP/COVERLOCK WASHER LOCATED UNDER THE NUT THAT SECURES THE FRONT HUB TO THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY HAVE HAD IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT AND COULD CRACK.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005859000008340000000311/recall.aspxThu, 15 Mar 1990 00:00:00 GMT1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLIF 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005592000008339000000294/recall.aspxMon, 19 Jun 1989 00:00:00 GMT1988 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLIF 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005592000008338000000294/recall.aspxMon, 19 Jun 1989 00:00:00 GMT1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLIF 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005592000008337000000294/recall.aspxMon, 19 Jun 1989 00:00:00 GMT1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLIF 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005592000008336000000294/recall.aspxMon, 19 Jun 1989 00:00:00 GMT1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, DISC, PADS VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE BRAKE FADE AND RECOVERY PORTION OF FMVSS 105.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005105000008337000000081/recall.aspxWed, 25 Nov 1987 00:00:00 GMT1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, DISC, PADS VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE BRAKE FADE AND RECOVERY PORTION OF FMVSS 105.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000005105000008336000000081/recall.aspxWed, 25 Nov 1987 00:00:00 GMT1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLED FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PEDALS AND LINKAGESA 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.http://www.arfc.org/autos/hyundai/excel/recalls/000004736000008336000000063/recall.aspxMon, 17 Mar 1986 00:00:00 GMT