| Issue ID | 945711 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10479848 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 25/04/12 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While i was driving on the highway at about 60 mph the driver sunvisor just broke off and fell right infront of me, because of the wires to the mirror on the sunvisor, the sunvisor was just hanging in front of me. This almost caused me to get into an accident with traffic. I took the vehicle to the dealership to get the sunvisor changed and i was told it was not covered under the warranty. I have done some research on this type of problem and have found out that hyundai has had this problem for about 10 years in different vehicle models, one of them being the 2007 hyundai santa fe limited which is what i have. I believe the manufacturer should assume responsibility of fixing this problem. This needs to be corrected asap. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 48000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BROWNSVILLE, TX |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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