NHTSA Campaign 17V359000
PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
NHTSA campaign 17V359000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake: indicator light. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 17V359000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V359000, NHTSA lists up to 161,074 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 20, 2013 and February 25, 2015.
The 17V359000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V359000 were scheduled from August 4, 2017, 60 days after the report.
17V359000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2015–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V359000 ranks 30 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 17V359000, Hyundai Motor America has 1 other recall on the parking brake on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in the dash due to corrosion in the switch.
- The risk
- If the parking brake indicator is not illuminated when the parking brake is applied, the driver may operate the vehicle with the parking brake partially engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the parking brake switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 164.
Reported June 5, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V359000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V359000, 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: June 5, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted