Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Hyundai Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, to November 21, 2010, and 2011 Hyundai Equus vehicles manufactured July 31, 2010, to November 21, 2010. Due to a circuit failure, the stop lamps in the affected vehicles may not illuminate.
Safety risk
A following vehicle may not recognize that the vehicle is slowing or coming to a stop if the stop lamps on the vehicle do not illuminate as expected. There is an increased risk of a rear-end crash as a result.
Manufacturer remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair the stop lamp switch circuit, free of charge. Hyundai issued an interim notification to owners on January 6, 2015. The recall began on March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 125.
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).
Safety risk
If the module corrodes, reduced brake effectiveness may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Hyundai will notify owners and instruct them to bring their vehicle to a dealer for service. Hyundai will inspect the HECU module for proper operation, and will replace the modules as necessary. Hyundai will replace the factory brake fluid in those vehicles that have not previously had the factory brake fluid replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at [email protected]. Hyundai's recall number is 114.
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Safety risk
Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Service brakes
26
54,000 mi
Electrical system
13
44,751 mi
Exterior lighting
11
50,000 mi
Unknown or other
9
63,000 mi
Air bags
6
78,000 mi
Engine
6
75,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
6
48,031 mi
Power train
5
500 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
4
61,955 mi
Steering
3
5,000 mi
Tires
3
13,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling
2
150 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
2
61,000 mi
Seats
2
27,500 mi
Air bags: side/window: head
1
125,000 mi
Electrical system: ignition
1
83,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
1
157,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
1
36,299 mi
Exterior lighting: brake lights
1
102,000 mi
Exterior lighting: headlights
1
8,700 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
1
—
Forward collision avoidance: warnings
1
—
Fuel system, gasoline
1
36,299 mi
Parking brake
1
23,763 mi
Parking brake: electrical: control module
1
23,763 mi
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
1
29,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
1
50,000 mi
Structure: body
1
62,000 mi
Suspension
1
14,136 mi
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
1
39,595 mi
Visibility/wiper
1
26,460 mi
Wheels
1
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The 2009 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. The 2011 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.