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NHTSA campaign 09V280000 · Hyundai campaign 91B026

Hyundai Recall 09V-280: STOP LAMP SWITCH

NHTSA recall 09V280000 (Hyundai campaign 91B026) was reported by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO on July 21, 2009, with 3,011 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Azera, Hyundai Elantra and more for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on September 2, 2009, 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 09V280000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V280000 (also written 09V-280 or 09V280)
Filed by
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
Hyundai campaign number
91B026
Report received
Potentially affected
3,011 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Exterior Lighting
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V280000. 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 Accent

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built October 13, 2005 – November 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Hyundai Azera

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built September 20, 2006 – November 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Hyundai Elantra

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built October 25, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Hyundai Sonata

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Hyundai Tucson

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built April 4, 2005 – October 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V280000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

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.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V280000

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.