NHTSA campaign 04V370000 · Hyundai campaign 067

Hyundai Recall 04V-370: HYUNDAI/PUERTO RICO/FUEL HOSE CLIP REPOSITIONING

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V370000 (Hyundai campaign 067) was reported by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO on July 30, 2004, with 582 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Elantra for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on October 5, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V370000 (also written 04V-370 or 04V370)
Filed by
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
Hyundai campaign number
067
Report received
Potentially affected
582 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE04-041 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V370000. 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

  • Hyundai Elantra

    • 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – April 14, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V370000.

Defect description

DURING AN INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS) OFFSET FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL TAN DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP THAT IS LOCATED NEAR THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT BE POSITIONED PROPERLY AND COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE.

Safety consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE VAPOR TUBE HOSE CLAMP EARS AND CORRECTLY POSITION THE CLAMP, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.

Notes

HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 067. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V370000

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.