Hyundai Motor Company: Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Hyundai Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 7, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,085. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
HYUNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 4,085 REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD FOR USE ON 2006-2008 SONATA AND AZERA VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ALIGNED PROPERLY AND FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
The risk
IMPROPER AIMING OF THE HEADLAMP MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
HYUNDAI-KIA DEALERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR SUPPLY TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. NONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WERE SOLD AS RETAIL. AS A RESULT, AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Hyundai Azera | 69 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 Hyundai Sonata | 425 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 2007 Hyundai Azera | 132 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 Hyundai Sonata | 696 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 2006 Hyundai Azera | 188 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 Hyundai Sonata | 1,047 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08E021000.
Full record for the 2008 Hyundai Azera → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →