HYUNDAI TUCSON 2005: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 05V177000

Make Model Year
HYUNDAI TUCSON 2005
Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2005-04-27 2005-04-28

Production Dates: 2004-07-30 - 2005-02-27

Manufacturers Involved: Hyundai Motor America

Manufacturer Campaign Number: 068

Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 349

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM "ESP", THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE INACCURATELY. WHILE DRIVING THE ESP PROGRAM MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER AND MAY CAUSE A BRAKE AT ONE OF THE WHEELS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY.

Consequence

BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED BY INADVERTENT ESP ACTIVATION MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ESP HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.

Notes

HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 068.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.