Hyundai Sonata (2011-2012): Engine
Recall 15V568000 · Sep 10, 2015 · Hyundai Motor America
470,000
vehicles affected
470,000
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V568000
- Date
- Sep 10, 2015
- Maker
- Hyundai Motor America
- Units affected
- 470,000
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Engine
- Model years
- 2011-2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Sonata vehicles manufactured December 11, 2009, to April 12, 2012 at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and equipped with either a 2.0 liter or 2.4 liter Gasoline Direct injection engine. In the affected vehicles, metallic debris may not have been fully removed during manufacturing of the engine crankshaft. If the debris was not completely removed, oil flow may be restricted through the connecting rod bearings, causing connecting rod damage. A worn connecting rod bearing will produce a metallic, cyclic knocking noise from the engine and possible engine failure.
What can happen
Engine failure would result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the engine assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Additionally, Hyundai Motor America will increase the warranty for the engine sub-assembly (short block) to 10 years/120,000 miles for both original and subsequent owners of 2011 and 2012 Sonatas manufactured at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama equipped with 2.0 liter and 2.4 liter Gasoline Direct injection engines. Interim notifications were mailed to owners starting on October 8, 2015. A second notification will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059 or by visiting www.HyundaiUSA.com/Campaign132. Hyundai's number for this recall is 132.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V568000?
1 model: Hyundai Sonata (2011-2012), about 470,000 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V568000?
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the engine assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Additionally, Hyundai Motor America will increase the warranty for the engine sub-assembly (short block) to 10 years/120,000 miles for both original and subsequent owners of 2011 and 2012.
What can happen?
Engine failure would result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.