2016 Hyundai TUCSON Exterior Lighting Tail Lights Recall

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2016 Hyundai TUCSON Exterior Lighting Tail Lights Recall

 NHTSA Recall #115236
NHTSA Compaign #16V147000
MFG Compaign #142
 ManufacturerHyundai Motor America
 SupplierHYUNDAI
 BrandHYUNDAI
 ModelTUCSON
 Model Year2016
 ComponentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
 Date of notification02/05/16
 Begin date of manufacuring26/05/15
 End date of manufacturing15/01/16
Type of recallV
Recall initiatorMFR
 Report received10/03/16
 Report created10/03/16
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number108
Estimated number of affected units2263
 Defect summaryHyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 hyundai tucson vehicles manufactured may 26, 2015 to january 15, 2016 and equipped with an accessory trailer hitch harness either included with the accessory trailer hitch or sold as a service part. In the affected vehicles, when the vehicle's engine is running and the brake lights are illuminated, if the turn signal is activated, the trailer turn signal lights will either turn off or remain continuously illuminated (not flash). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 108, " lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
 Consequence summaryFailure to illuminate the trailer's turn signal lights would prevent the communication of the driver's intent, increasing the risk of a crash.
 Corrective actionHyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the tow hitch harness, free of charge. The recall began on may 2, 2016. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9640. Hyundai's number for this recall is 142.
 Recall notesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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