Hyundai Sonata, Santa Fe, Veloster. Published by Transport Canada as 2020592 on 2 December 2020. System: Engine.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles equipped with a 1.6 L GDI, 2.0 L GDI, or 2.4 L MPI engine, the connecting rod bearings could wear prematurely. As a result, there could be an abnormal knocking noise from the engine and/or the oil pressure warning light may turn on. If you continue to drive the vehicle with worn connecting …
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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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The European register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2020592
- Recall date
- 2 December 2020
- Make
- Hyundai
- Models
- Sonata, Santa Fe, Veloster
- Model years
- 2011 to 2016
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 14,549
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles equipped with a 1.6 L GDI, 2.0 L GDI, or 2.4 L MPI engine, the connecting rod bearings could wear prematurely. As a result, there could be an abnormal knocking noise from the engine and/or the oil pressure warning light may turn on. If you continue to drive the vehicle with worn connecting rod bearings, the engine could fail. An engine failure would cause a sudden loss of power with an inability to restart. In some cases, a damaged connecting rod could puncture the engine block and cause an oil leak.
Note: For the Sonata model, only the Sonata Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) models are affected by this recall.
Additional Note: Engine compartment fires can happen for many different reasons. In some cases, there is too much damage to find the cause of a fire.Safety Risk:
A sudden loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash. Oil that leaks onto a hot component could cause a fire.Corrective Actions:
Hyundai will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer for an engine inspection test, to determine if there is bearing damage. If damage is found, the engine will be replaced. Dealers will also update
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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.
- 2020593 · 2 December 2020 · Kona Ev, Nexo · Brakes
- 2020648 · 30 December 2020 · Tucson · Brakes
- 2020549 · 13 November 2020 · Veracruz · Engine
- 2020477 · 13 October 2020 · Kona Ev · High Voltage
- 2020431 · 13 September 2020 · Tucson · Brakes
- 2020410 · 1 September 2020 · Santa Fe Sport · Brakes
- 2020233 · 27 May 2020 · Veracruz, Santa Fe · Electrical
- 2020192 · 1 May 2020 · Genesis Coupe · Airbag
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.
- 2020633 · 21 December 2020 · E350, E450 · Engine
- 2020501 · 21 October 2020 · J4500 · Engine
- 2020408 · 1 September 2020 · Business Class M2, 114sd, 108sd · Engine
- 2020237 · 29 May 2020 · Ninja Zx-10r · Engine
- 2020121 · 22 March 2020 · S Class, S Class Coupe · Engine
- 2021202 · 5 April 2021 · Q60, Q50 · Engine
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Hyundai Veloster, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
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 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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