| Issue ID | 922818 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10460379 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 31/05/12 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Traveling to florida drivers sunvisor would not stay in position impairing vision and almost causing an accident also passenger sunvisor wont stay in up position. Contacted hyundai dealership gave them vin # they told me there was no recall on this safety issue. Did some research there is a technical service bulletin # 09-01-032 dated november 9 states if you bring your vehicle in for service under warranty they will replace both sunvisors only under warranty also only in certain states also manufacture dates 6 march 07 to jan 10 08 my vehicle falls between those manufacture dates but is over on the mileage also many postings online with same problems! Im requesting a mandatory recall due to hyundai has knowledge of this safety problem and is not voluntarily fixing all affected vehicles , i request that a mandatory recall is issued for the safety of the general public. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 85000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CYNTHIANA, KY |
| VIN pattern | 5NPET46C08HXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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