NHTSA recall 13V489000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V489000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 114 |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Reported | 2013-10-29 |
| Owners notified | 2013-12-24 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID |
| Units potentially affected | 43500 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-04-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 43500 |
| Reported remedied | 32967 (75%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1544 |
| Reported removed | 5 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).
What can happen
If the module corrodes, reduced brake effectiveness may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners and instruct them to bring their vehicle to a dealer for service. Hyundai will inspect the HECU module for proper operation, and will replace the modules as necessary. Hyundai will replace the factory brake fluid in those vehicles that have not previously had the factory brake fluid replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at consumeraffairs@hmausa.com. Hyundai's recall number is 114.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS | Built 2008-04-30 to 2012-03-28. |
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| 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS | Built 2008-04-30 to 2012-03-28. |
| 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS | Built 2008-04-30 to 2012-03-28. |
| 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS | Built 2008-04-30 to 2012-03-28. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE13033
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.
| PE13033 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2013-10-17, closed 2014-04-04. Brake hydraulic control module failure. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 13-01-052 | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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| TSB-13-01-006-1 | 2013-06-18. Service bulletin. HYUNDAI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDS REPLACING AND INFORMATION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. MODELS 2010-2012 VI EQUUS, 2008-2012 BH GENESIS. *PE UPDATED 9/20/13. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.