# NHTSA recall 10V457000

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: 10V457000
- Manufacturer's number: 097
- Manufacturer: HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN\-PUERTO RICO
- Reported: 2010\-10\-01
- Owners notified: 2010\-10\-11
- Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
- Units potentially affected: 60

## What is wrong

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 11, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2010.  ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN EITHER IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED OR INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED.


## What can happen

IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION OR COMPROMISED ATTACHMENT OF THE CONNECTIONS, SUCH THAT THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF, OR REDUCTION IN, STEERING CAPABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS FOR PROPER ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE.  IN ADDITION DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1\-787\-999\-3333.


## Notes

HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO SAFETY RECALL NO. 097.OWNERS 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 HYUNDAI SONATA](/makes/hyundai/sonata/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-11 to 2010\-09\-10.

## Investigated as PE10035

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.

- PE10035: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2010\-08\-27, closed 2011\-02\-07. Steering Shaft Separation. STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V457000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V457000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V457000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V457000)

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