Hyundai Excel Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns covering at least one Hyundai Excel model year (1986–1994). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Hyundai Excel recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1986–1994
Campaign	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
94V103000 Visibility	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
94V090000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
93V192000 Fuel system	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
93V167000 Power train	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
91V225000 Engine	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
90V053000 Wheel	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
89V100000 Vehicle speed control	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
87V180000 Brake	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
86V043000 Brake	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 9 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1988, 1989 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 94V103000 Filed Jun 6, 1994

HEATER:WATER:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER:HEATER CORE:WATER

Visibility · defroster/defogger/hvac system · heater core

Repair progress not yet reported270,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 94V103000

Listed for 1994 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 94V090000 Filed May 11, 1994

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR:REGULATOR:STARTER

Electrical system · alternator/generator/regulator

Repair progress not yet reported600 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 94V090000

Listed for 1990–1994 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 93V192000 Filed Nov 23, 1993

FUEL:FUEL SYSTEMS

Fuel system, gasoline

Repair progress not yet reported257,001 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 93V192000

Listed for 1986–1989 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 93V167000 Filed Oct 4, 1993

POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:STANDARD:MANUAL

Power train · manual transmission

Repair progress not yet reported515,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 93V167000

Listed for 1986–1989 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 91V225000 Filed Dec 31, 1991

EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES

Engine and engine cooling · exhaust system

Repair progress not yet reported895,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 91V225000

Listed for 1990 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 90V053000 Filed Mar 15, 1990

WHEELS:HUB

Wheels · hubcap/cover

Repair progress not yet reported2,281 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 90V053000

Listed for 1986–1989 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 89V100000 Filed Jun 19, 1989

EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL

Vehicle speed control

Repair progress not yet reported8,550 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 89V100000

Listed for 1986, 1987 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 87V180000 Filed Nov 25, 1987

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:PADS AND SHOES

Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · disc · pads

Repair progress not yet reported321,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 87V180000

Listed for 1986 Hyundai Excel. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 86V043000 Filed Mar 17, 1986

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:LINKAGE:PEDAL

Service brakes, hydraulic · pedals and linkages

Repair progress not yet reported8,197 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 86V043000

Where to next

Hyundai Excel problems by yearModel overview →Which Excel years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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