| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94V090000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HYUNDAI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
EXCEL |
| Model Year: |
1994 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| Manufacturered: |
19940101 - 19940201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
600 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19940425 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19940425 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19940511 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19940523 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
IN SOME VEHICLES, THE MANUFACTURER'S PROTECTIVE INTERNAL COATING OF THE ELECTRONIC CRANK ANGLE SENSOR DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT AT HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. |
| Consequence Summary: |
ENGINE STALLING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH IF IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SENSOR IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, AND REPLACE ANY SENSOR FOUND WITH THE DEFECTIVE INTERNAL COATING. |