NHTSA Campaign 09V280000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 09V280000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO filed the report for 09V280000 with NHTSA on July 21, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V280000, NHTSA lists up to 3,011 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
The 09V280000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V280000 were scheduled from September 2, 2009, 43 days after the report.
09V280000 covers 5 models from Hyundai, model years 2005–2007.
Owners of the model years 09V280000 covers have filed at least 131 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V280000 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Azera has the most (47).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V280000 ranks 1 of 15 HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- 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 fix
- 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.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO RECALL NO. 91B026.
Reported July 21, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V280000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V280000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 21, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted