| Issue ID | 1520884 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11160531 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | KONA |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 28/11/18 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 hyundai kona. The contact stated that "blind spot has been disabled" illuminated on the instrument panel. Shortly after, the blind spot monitors turned off and failed to work. The contact had to turn the vehicle on and off for the blind spot monitors to work properly again. The vehicle was taken to kunes country hyundai of quincy (207 n 36th st, quincy, il 62301) where it was determined that there was a glitch, but the dealer was unable to repair the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,100. *tt off then on. Consumer stated safety feature of blind spot technology should be on at all times but "blind-spot" feature was disabled.*jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1100 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | MONROE CITY, MO |
| VIN pattern | KM8K22AA9JUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | JOE MACHENS HYUNDAI |
| Dealer's telephone number | 573-474-7400 |
| Dealer's city | COLUMBIA |
| Dealer's state code | MO |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 65202 |