NHTSA campaign 06V180000 · Hyundai campaign 075
Hyundai Recall 06V-180: IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED HEADLAMPS/TURN SIGNAL LENS
NHTSA recall 06V180000 (Hyundai campaign 075) was reported by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY on May 22, 2006, with 463 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Sonata for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on June 26, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V180000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V180000 (also written 06V-180 or 06V180)
- Filed by
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
- Hyundai campaign number
- 075
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 463 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Headlights
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V180000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Hyundai
Hyundai Sonata
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 3, 2005 – July 11, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V180000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INNER BEZELS OF THE HEADLAMPS WERE NOT PROPERLY ASSEMBLED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES TO BE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.
Safety consequence
AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED TURN SIGNAL LENS MAY REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF THE TURN SIGNAL ILLUMINATION, REDUCING ITS VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Notes
HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 075.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V180000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.