# NHTSA recall 16V117000

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: 16V117000
- Manufacturer's number: 140
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2016\-02\-29
- Owners notified: 2016\-04\-22
- Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- Units potentially affected: 18700

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor America \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain model year 2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured August 1, 2011, to April 30, 2012, and 2011\-2013 Equus vehicles manufactured July 10, 2011, to June 12, 2012.  The windshield wiper motor cover seal on the affected vehicles may degrade allowing corrosion on the wiper motor's circuit board.  The corrosion can cause intermittent or total loss of wiper function.


## What can happen

Inoperative wipers during inclement weather can decrease driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper motor cover and seal, free of charge.  The recall began on April 22, 2016.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-800\-633\-5151.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 140.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 18700
- Reported remedied: 13887 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 520
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 HYUNDAI EQUUS](/makes/hyundai/equus/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-07\-10 to 2012\-06\-12.
- [2012 HYUNDAI EQUUS](/makes/hyundai/equus/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-07\-10 to 2012\-06\-12.
- [2013 HYUNDAI EQUUS](/makes/hyundai/equus/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-07\-10 to 2012\-06\-12.
- [2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS](/makes/hyundai/genesis/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-01 to 2012\-04\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [24\-BD\-001H](/bulletins/10251285.md), 2024-03-05, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-U4X6N\-09](/bulletins/10082434.md), 2016-10-14, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-H9U9W\-09](/bulletins/10082380.md), 2016-10-13, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-U4P2H\-09](/bulletins/10081126.md), 2016-09-29, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-Q7C2H\-09](/bulletins/10081125.md), 2016-09-29, Service bulletin
- [140](/bulletins/10076440.md), 2016-07-14, Service bulletin
- [16\-01\-016](/bulletins/10076416.md), 2016-07-14, Service bulletin

## 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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