NHTSA campaign 99V178000 · Hyundai campaign 033
Hyundai Recall 99V-178: HYUNDAI/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA recall 99V178000 (Hyundai campaign 033) was reported by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY on July 7, 1999, with 11,530 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra and Hyundai Tiburon for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on July 14, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V178000 (also written 99V-178 or 99V178)
- Filed by
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
- Hyundai campaign number
- 033
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11,530 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V178000. 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 Accent
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 25, 1999 – April 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Hyundai Elantra
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 25, 1999 – April 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Hyundai Tiburon
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 25, 1999 – April 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V178000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE SEALS DO NOT REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY ELASTIC, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN REDUCED PRESSURE APPLICATION TO THE CLUTCHES, BRAKE, AND KICKDOWN SERVO, ALLOWING THEM TO SLIP.
Safety consequence
SUCH SLIPPAGE CAN CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE FRICTION ELEMENT SURFACES AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE, OR NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED, WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 14, 1999.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 AT 1-800-829-9956.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 99V178000
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.