NHTSA Campaign 16V842000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 16V842000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 16V842000 with NHTSA on November 21, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V842000, NHTSA lists up to 6,172 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 19, 2015 and September 23, 2016.
The 16V842000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V842000 were scheduled from January 13, 2017, 53 days after the report.
16V842000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V842000 covers have filed at least 371 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V842000 vehicles, the 2016 Hyundai Tucson has the most (217).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V842000 ranks 119 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V842000, Hyundai Motor America has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V842000 was 16V575000, reported on August 2, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 28, 2015, to November 14, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a malfunction of the tow hitch module, may result, in the trailer brake lights being constantly illuminated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected accessory trailer hitch wiring harnesses, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 13, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 153.
Reported November 21, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V842000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V842000, 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: November 21, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted