Hyundai Sonata. Published by Transport Canada as 2015428 on 25 September 2015. System: Engine.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the engine crankshaft may not have been properly cleaned to remove metallic debris during manufacturing. If the debris is not completely removed from the crankshaft’s oil passages, it can be forced into the connecting rod oiling passages restricting oil flow to the bearings, increasing the …
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Hyundai SONATA in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Hyundai SONATA is named on 41 American notices, 6 British, 2 European and 10 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015428
- Recall date
- 25 September 2015
- Make
- Hyundai
- Models
- Sonata
- Model years
- 2011 to 2012
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 33,786
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the engine crankshaft may not have been properly cleaned to remove metallic debris during manufacturing. If the debris is not completely removed from the crankshaft’s oil passages, it can be forced into the connecting rod oiling passages restricting oil flow to the bearings, increasing the potential of premature bearing wear. If the vehicle continues to be driven with a worn connecting rod bearing, the bearing could fail, which could cause an engine stall while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in loss of motive power which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. A worn connecting rod bearing could also result in the illumination of the oil pressure lamp in the instrument cluster. Correction: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the engine assembly. Hyundai will also increase the warranty for the engine sub-assembly (short block) to 10 years/200,000 kilometers for both original and subsequent owners of 2011 and 2012 Sonatas.
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 2015428.
Hyundai elsewhere in this register
Hyundai is named on 270 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2015429 · 25 September 2015 · Accent · Electrical
- 2015469 · 15 October 2015 · Elantra, Sonata · Suspension
- 2015516 · 29 October 2015 · Sonata · Brakes
- 2015556 · 23 November 2015 · Genesis Coupe · Powertrain
- 2015319 · 20 July 2015 · Elantra · Label
- 2015302 · 6 July 2015 · Sonata · Seats And Restraints
- 2015621 · 30 December 2015 · Genesis · Tires
- 2015623 · 31 December 2015 · Elantra · Brakes
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2015418 · 23 September 2015 · 579, T680, T880 · Engine
- 2015404 · 15 September 2015 · Dutch Star Class A Motorhome, Dutch Aire Class A Motorhome, King Aire Class A Motorhome · Engine
- 2015484 · 16 October 2015 · Cascadia, Business Class M2, 4900 · Engine
- 2015501 · 23 October 2015 · Grand Prix, Regal, Intrigue · Engine
- 2015504 · 23 October 2015 · Jetta, Passat, Beetle · Engine
- 2015500 · 23 October 2015 · Leu, Mru · Engine
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Hyundai: 270 in the register, and 620 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2015.
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