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NHTSA recall 93V167000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number93V167000
ManufacturerHYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Reported1993-10-04
Owners notified1993-11-27
ComponentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Units potentially affected515000

What is wrong

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY LOCK UP FROM INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE DRIVE WHEELS TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP.

What can happen

SUDDEN STOPS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CAN CAUSE VEHICLEOCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE CAR, AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLWHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

The remedy

HYUNDAI WILL PERFORM A COST FREE TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE.

Notes

SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN; TRANSMISSION; STANDARD; MANUAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL 4 OR 5 SPEEDTRANSMISSIONS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL
1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL
1988 HYUNDAI EXCEL
1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL

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.

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