NHTSA Campaign 15V678000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 15V678000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 15V678000 with NHTSA on October 20, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V678000, NHTSA lists up to 64,744 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 28, 2014 and August 21, 2015.
The 15V678000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V678000 were scheduled from November 30, 2015, 41 days after the report.
15V678000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 15V678000 covers have filed at least 256 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V678000 vehicles, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata has the most (167).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V678000 ranks 57 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 15V678000, Hyundai Motor America has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V678000 was 15V097000, reported on February 19, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 28, 2014, to August 21, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with an Antilock Braking System (ABS) warning light intended to warn the driver if there is an ABS malfunction. In the event of an ABS malfunction, the Brake System warning light will illuminate, but the ABS warning light will not illuminate. Since the vehicles have ABS malfunction lights that do not illuminate, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
- The risk
- If the driver is alerted there is a brake system malfunction, but not specifically with the ABS system, the driver may operate the vehicle unaware that the vehicle's brakes may lock up during hard braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control unit software, free of charge. The recall is expected began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 134.
Reported October 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V678000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V678000, 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: October 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted