The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL BRACKET WAS NOT INSTALLED.
The risk
IF THIS BRACKET HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY OR INCREASED SEVERITY OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE BRACKET HAS BEEN INSTALLED. IF THE BRACKET HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL THE LEFT LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 4, 2002. 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 1-800-633-5151.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Tiburon | 2003 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Tiburon | 2003 | 328 | 9 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 2002
8 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the unknown or other; HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed 48 campaigns in all.
| 02V270000 3 Oct 2002 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 02V198000 25 Jul 2002 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 02V197000 23 Jul 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V184000 12 Jul 2002 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 02V045001 13 Mar 2002 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 02V056000 15 Feb 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V045000 8 Feb 2002 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002