Hyundai Caribbean-Puerto Rico: Exterior Lighting
Hyundai Caribbean-Puerto Rico reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 21, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,011. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
The risk
ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Hyundai Accent | 88 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 Hyundai Azera | 132 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 Hyundai Elantra | 267 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 2007 Hyundai Sonata | 696 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 2007 Hyundai Tucson | 65 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 Hyundai Accent | 43 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 Hyundai Azera | 188 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 Hyundai Elantra | 155 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2006 Hyundai Sonata | 1,047 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 2006 Hyundai Tucson | 135 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2005 Hyundai Accent | 49 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 Hyundai Azera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Hyundai Elantra | 137 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 2005 Hyundai Sonata | 165 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 2005 Hyundai Tucson | 185 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
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 09V280000.
Full record for the 2007 Hyundai Accent → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →