NHTSA campaign 00V259002
Hyundai Caribbean Recall 00V259002: HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN/ENGINE STALLING
NHTSA recall 00V259002 was reported by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO on November 8, 2000, with 1,421 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Caribbean Elantra and Hyundai Caribbean Sonata for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on November 18, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V259002
- Filed by
- HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,421 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V259002. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Hyundai Caribbean
Hyundai Caribbean Elantra
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – June 16, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Hyundai Caribbean Sonata
- 1999 · Vehicles built July 1, 1998 – July 4, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V259002.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITER V-6 ENGINES AND ALL ELANTRA MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED ENGINE STALLING, WHICH COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V259002
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.