The defect
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.
The risk
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Excel | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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 Excel | 1986 | 13 | 5 |
| Hyundai Excel | 1987 | 13 | 4 |
| Hyundai Excel | 1988 | 43 | 4 |
| Hyundai Excel | 1989 | 68 | 4 |
Other power train recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the power train; HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA filed 20 campaigns in all.
| 93V202000 6 Dec 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 93V181000 8 Nov 1993 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 93V180000 5 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V176000 1 Nov 1993 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 93V165000 1 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V115000 12 Jul 1993 | EOS COACH (LAGUSA INC.) |
| 93V089000 17 May 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V033001 8 Apr 1993 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993