Hyundai Tiburon
Registered from 1997 to 2008.
About this model
The Hyundai Tiburon, known in Europe as the Hyundai Coupé, is a front wheel drive sports coupe that was produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai from 1996 to 2008.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Tiburon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Optional |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1347 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2007 | 1376 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2006 | 1376 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2005 | 1333 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2004 | 1333 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2003 | 1333 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2002 | 1156 kg · 2480 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2001 | 1156 kg · 2480 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2000 | 1156 kg · 2480 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 1999 | 1156 kg · 2480 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 1998 | 1156 kg · 2480 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 1997 | 1156 kg · 2460 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Fuel cap replacement campaign 36
Investigation SQ, opened February 2000, still open.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Hyundai filed 31 bulletins about the 2008 Tiburon.
- Engine and engine cooling: 4
- Equipment: 4
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 4
- Power train: 4
- Electrical system: 3
- Air bags: 2
- Wheels: 2
- Back over prevention: 1
- Exterior lighting: 1
- Service brakes: 1
- Other: 5
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile… · May 2026
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit driver‑side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo… · May 2026
- This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the… · November 2025
- This bulletin contains information about the proper removal of the windshield wiper blade protective cover on all models. If the protective cover is not removed correctly, there is a possibility of… · March 2024
- This bulletin provides important checkpoint guidelines when performing engine oil and filter change services. · December 2023
- Hyundai applies a Paint Protection Film (PPF) on new vehicles before delivery to dealerships. It provides a barrier between the paint and contaminants, such as rail dust, acid rain, and industrial… · May 2023
- This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the… · February 2023
- Effective June 2, 2008, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 110 (FMVSS 110) established a threshold for correcting load carrying capacity information indicated on tire placards when vehicle weight… · August 2022
23 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.