# Transport Canada recall 2009121

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2009121
- Manufacturer's number: R0058
- Reported: 2009\-04\-23
- Component: Suspension
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 45759

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles operated in areas of heavy road salt usage \(Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland \& Labrador\), road salt can collect in the outboard portion of the front lower control arm and may result in internal corrosion leading to thinning of the steel in the lower control arms.  In severe cases, the corrosion may progress to the point where the lower control arm's upper and lower panels become perforated.  A perforated front lower control arm may fracture between its ball joint attachment and the forward and rearward pivot attachments to the chassis.  This could result in a loss of vehicle control and a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.  Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front lower control arms.  Should the control arms not require replacement, drainage holes will be added, as well as treatment with rust\-proofing material to arrest the corrosion process.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2001/recalls.md)
- [2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2002/recalls.md)
- [2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA](/makes/hyundai/elantra/2003/recalls.md)
- [2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON](/makes/hyundai/tiburon/2003/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [20\-SS\-001H](/bulletins/10172142.md), 2020-03-06, Service bulletin
- [0550001](/bulletins/10015876.md), 2005-08-16, Service bulletin
- [0150009](/bulletins/633899.md), 2002-09-26, Service bulletin
- [0150010](/bulletins/628961.md), 2002-03-25, 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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