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NHTSA recall 98V245000

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil springs

Hyundai Accent

Reported Oct 6, 199864,967 vehicles affectedHYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICABuilt May 1, 1994 – Nov 11, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the following "salt belt" states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin. during winter months, the road salt used to de-ice roads can result in corrosion that causes pits to form on the lower coil of the front springs allowing cracks to develop. this can result in breakage of the lower spring coil.

The risk

If the front coil spring breaks, it can become displaced from its seated position, and can contact a tire. tire damage can result.

The remedy

Dealers will install a spring guide to prevent a broken coil spring from contacting and damaging a tire.

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Vehicles in this recall

Hyundai Accent
199519961997

Notes

Owner notification began november 25, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hyundai at 1-800-829-9956.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).