2000 Hyundai Accent recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The protective rubber boot which covers the ball joint connection between the windshield wiper motor drive arm and the windshield wiper drag link CAN stick to the surface of the drive arm. If the rubber boot sticks and the wiper motor is turned on, binding of the interface between the drive arm and drag link results, causing the ball joint connection to disengage.
💥 The risk
If the connection disengages, the windshield wipers are inoperative. Inoperative windshield wipers CAN contribute to reduced visibility during inclement weather.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the protective rubber boot and will lubricate the new protective rubber boot where it contacts the drive arm.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V096001
- Manufacturer
- HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
- Vehicles affected
- 400
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-981-0452
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 1, 2000
- Built
- Nov 11, 1999 – Jan 15, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 1, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hyundai at 1-800-981-0452.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).