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Hyundai

Official notice

26 Apr 2013

Last checked

26 Apr 2013

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Hyundai. On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch. Published 2013-04-26.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70578

Official notice

2013-04-26

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

70578

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2007, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ACCENT

Product 2

Year: 2007, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ELANTRA

Product 3

Year: 2007, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: SANTA FE

Product 4

Year: 2007, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: TUCSON

Product 5

Year: 2008, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ACCENT

Product 6

Year: 2008, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ELANTRA

Product 7

Year: 2008, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: SANTA FE

Product 8

Year: 2008, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: TUCSON

Product 9

Year: 2008, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: VERACRUZ

Product 10

Year: 2009, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ACCENT

Product 11

Year: 2009, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ELANTRA

Product 12

Year: 2009, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: SANTA FE

Product 13

Year: 2009, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: TUCSON

Product 14

Year: 2009, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: VERACRUZ

Product 15

Year: 2010, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: ELANTRA

Product 16

Year: 2010, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: GENESIS COUPE

Product 17

Year: 2010, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: SANTA FE

Product 18

Year: 2011, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: GENESIS COUPE

Product 19

Year: 2011, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: SANTA FE

Product 20

Year: 2011, Make: HYUNDAI, Model: SONATA

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Hyundai.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70578

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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