# NHTSA recall 05V342000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V342000
- Manufacturer's number: 071
- Manufacturer: HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN\-PUERTO RICO
- Reported: 2005\-07\-27
- Owners notified: 2005\-09\-12
- Component: PARKING BRAKE
- Units potentially affected: 330

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MAY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET.  DAMAGED PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET TEETH MAY PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING OR MAY ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED.


## What can happen

THE INABILITY TO ENGAGE OR THE INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, MAY ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO ROLL WHILE IT IS PARKED AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1\-800\-981\-0188.


## Notes

HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO RECALL NO 071.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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON](/makes/hyundai/tucson/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-03\-29 to 2005\-05\-20.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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