What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1991176
- Recall date
- 30 December 1991
- Make
- Hyundai
- Models
- Excel
- Model years
- 1988 to 1989
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 46,572
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: ALL 1988-89 EXCEL VEHICLES SOLD IN CANADA.rnTHE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE AIR CONTROL VALVE COULD FAIL DUE TO CORROSION ALLOWING THE HOT EXHAUST GASES TO FLOW BACKWARD INTO THE PLASTIC SECONDARY AIR FILTER CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THESE HOT GASES MAY MELT THE SECONDARY AIR FILTER CASE AND COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.rnCORRECTION: REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1991176.