NHTSA Recall 87V180000: Pads (service brakes)

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA reported this safety recall to NHTSA on November 25, 1987, covering an estimated 321,000 vehicles. It affects 2 models including the Hyundai Excel.

321,000

vehicles potentially affected

models affected

1987

owners notified (November 25)

NHTSA campaign	87V180000
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC › FOUNDATION COMPONENTS › DISC › PADS
Report received	November 25, 1987
Owner notification	November 25, 1987
Initiated by	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Defect

Vehicle may fail to conform to the brake fade and recovery portion of FMVSS 105.

Safety risk

There may be a loss of braking efficiency duringrepeated hard application of brakes which could result in a crash without priorwarning.

Remedy

Replace front brake pads with newly designed semi metallic brake pads.

Notes

System: brakes/FMVSS 105vehicle description: vehicles with four or five speed manual transmissions andautomatic transmissions.

Vehicles covered by recall 87V180000

Make and model	Model years
Hyundai Excel	1986, 1987
Mitsubishi Precis	1987

Being listed here means the campaign covers the model year, not that every car was built with the defect or is still unrepaired. Enter your VIN above to check your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free at authorised dealers. Source: NHTSA, October 2026.