NHTSA recall 87V180000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 87V180000 |
| Manufacturer | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| Reported | 1987-11-25 |
| Owners notified | 1987-11-25 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS |
| Units potentially affected | 321000 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE BRAKE FADE AND RECOVERY PORTION OF FMVSS 105.
What can happen
THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF BRAKING EFFICIENCY DURINGREPEATED HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIORWARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED SEMI METALLIC BRAKE PADS.
Notes
SYSTEM: BRAKES/FMVSS 105VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VEHICLES WITH FOUR OR FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ANDAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.
| 1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL | Built 1986-01-01 to 1987-03-01. |
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| 1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL | Built 1986-01-01 to 1987-03-01. |
| 1987 MITSUBISHI PRECIS | Built 1986-01-01 to 1987-03-01. |
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 PE87027
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.
| PE87027 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1987-04-28, closed 1987-12-09. BRAKE LOSS. 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.