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NHTSARecalled 2013-04-01

Hyundai Motor America — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE; 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING; 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS; 2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ; 2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE; 2011 HYUNDAI TUCSON; 2011 HYUNDAI AZERA; 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE; 2010 HYUNDAI TUCSON; 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS; 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING; 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ; 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA; 2010 HYUNDAI AZERA; 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA; 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE; 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING; 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA; 2009 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ; 2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT; 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE; 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS; 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA; 2009 HYUNDAI TUCSON; 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA; +21 more

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Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Hyundai is recalling approximately 1.7 million vehicles from model years 2006-2011, including various models such as the Accent, Elantra, Sonata, Santa Fe, Tucson, Azera, Genesis, Veracruz, Tiburon, and Entourage. The recalled vehicles have a faulty stop lamp switch that may fail to illuminate the brake lights when the brake pedal is pressed, or may prevent the cruise control from being disengaged by pressing the brake. Additionally, the defective switch can cause the transmission shifter to move out of Park without requiring the brake to be applied when the ignition is in the "ON" position.

These failures create safety hazards including increased risk of crashes due to brake light failure and unintended vehicle movement. Hyundai will replace the stop lamp switch at no cost to owners. Owners of affected vehicles should contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or reference recall campaign number 110 to arrange for the free replacement at a Hyundai dealership.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

What should I do?

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

Details from the source

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

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