I found some articles:
https://apnews.com/article/36f6e840950be78024afbcc1da133ec7

and

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-01-fi-1307-story.html#:~:text=Hyundai%20Motor%20America%20ended%201991,Precis%20sold%20in%20this%20country.

So I'll bet they sent a recall and I brought it in - but I have no memory of it.

The car cost $5999 in 1988 - which is about $13,500 now. I can't imagine a $13,5000 car would get 275,00 miles on it.