NHTSA campaign 08V071000
Hyosung Recall 08V-071: FUEL CAP ASSEMBLY
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V071000 was reported by HYOSUNG MOTORS AMERICA INC. on February 14, 2008, with 3,292 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyosung GT650 and Hyosung GV650 for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on April 1, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V071000 (also written 08V-071 or 08V071)
- Filed by
- HYOSUNG MOTORS AMERICA INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,292 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE07-056 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V071000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V071000.
Defect description
HYOSUNG IS RECALLING 3,292 MY 2005-2007 GT650 AND GV650 MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL TANK CAP GASKETS THAT PREVENT PROPER TANK VENTILATION.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE STALLING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE EXISTING GAS CAP GASKET. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 1, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYOSUNG AT 1-770-447-5571.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V071000
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.