NHTSA recall 04V370000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V370000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 067 |
| Manufacturer | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| Reported | 2004-07-30 |
| Owners notified | 2004-10-05 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 582 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
The 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).
| 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA | Built 2003-09-01 to 2004-04-14. |
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Investigated as PE04041
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE04041 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2004-04-16, closed 2004-07-13. POST-CRASH FUEL TANK LEAK. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.