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Hyundai - An electrical short circuit may occur inside the abs module

Official notice

9 Apr 2018

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Hyundai - An electrical short circuit may occur inside the abs module. An electrical short circuit may occur inside the abs module Published 2018-04-09.

What to do now

On affected vehicles replace the module printed circuit board with one which has additional sealing.

Units affected

1,861

Recall number

R-2018-085

Official notice

2018-04-09

The hazard

An electrical short circuit may occur inside the abs module

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

SONATA

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Affected products

Product 1

HYUNDAI SONATA

Units affected

1,861

Risk / hazard

An electrical short circuit may occur inside the abs module

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Hyundai

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Hyundai. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-085

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-085

Campaign number

71C126

Units affected

1,861

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-085

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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