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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Exterior Lighting complaints

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130,934 miles · Jun 11, 2021

Exterior LightingUnknown Or Other

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The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that she noticed that the brake lights would not illuminate when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with the stop lamp switch needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the diode wiring system needed to be replaced. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13V113000 (Exterior Lighting). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,394.

NHTSA ODI #11420563

138,526 miles · Sep 8, 2020

Exterior Lighting

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A FELLOW MOTORIST ALERTED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO ALERT HIM OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE FUSE WAS NOT BLOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE UNLESS THE SWITCH WAS SET TO AUTO MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V713000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,526.

NHTSA ODI #11353683

Mileage unknown · Apr 12, 2019

Exterior Lighting

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

NHTSA ODI #11195874

39,000 miles · Jul 10, 2018

Electrical SystemExterior LightingFire

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VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST SIGNALED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS NEARING HOME AND PULLED OVER IN FRONT OUR HOUSE WHERE I SPRAYED AND SOAKED AREA OF FIRE UNTIL IT RECEDED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO VIEW DAMAGE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FOG LIGHT BULB AND HOUSING HAD DROPPED THRU THE LARGE HOLE WHICH HAD BURNED THRU THE PLASTIC BUMPER. THE BULB AND HOUSING EVIDENTLY DISLODGED FROM THE FOG LIGHT SOCKET AND DROPPED INTO THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC BUMPER BELOW AND TRIGGERED THE FIRE . OUR COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CAR HAS AT LEAST TEN DEALER SERVICE REPAIRS WHICH SHOWS REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL LIGHTS AND BULBS INCLUDING THE FOG LIGHT INVOLVED IN THE FIRE. FURTHER, THE REPLACEMENT OF BULBS THRU OUT THE VEHICLE HAS SOLELY BEEN DONE AT THE DEALER FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FOG LIGHTS NEEDS TO BE DONE BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. AN INSINUATION BY THE DEALER THAT WE ARE SOMEHOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FIRE AND THE COST OF REPLACING THE FOG LIGHT AND BUMPER IS ABSURD AND FALSE. I AM LEARNING HOW TO SCAN AND UPLOAD AND WILL FORWARD THE DEALER REPAIR INVOICES SOON.

NHTSA ODI #11110626

Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2017

Exterior LightingService Brakes

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE HAD THE FUSES CHECKED AND THEY ARE ALL WORKING. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AFTER RESEARCHING THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS ALREADY DONE TWICE. BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLE IF ITS…

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NHTSA ODI #11001405

165,000 miles · May 19, 2017

Exterior LightingService Brakes

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY EYEWITNESSES THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V713000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 13V113000 (SERVICE BRAKES), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE LOCATION WAS OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

NHTSA ODI #10990520

15 miles · Dec 7, 2016

Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

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I VISITED HYUNDAI DEALER NEAR MY HOME SAGE HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 200 N VERMONT AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 FOR STOP LAMP OF MY 2009 GENESIS SEDAN 3.8 STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A WEEK AGO AFTER ONE OF VEHICLE BEHIND ALMOSTED REAR ENDED MY CAR AND THEY INFORMED ME ABOUT STOP LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATED. I DISCOVERED IT WAS HYUNDAI RECALL CAMPAIGN NHTSA #: 14V713000, HYUNDAI RECALL # 125. THEY SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER DID NOT DO ANY REPAIR AND JUST LET ME GO. AND SERVICE REP. STATED THAT THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO ONLY ON STOPLAMP SWITCH NOT ON ANY OTHER RELATED CIRCUIT. THEY NEVER HAD ANY DIAGONOSTICS PERFORMED. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITHOUT STOP LAMP LIGHT WORKING. THERE ARE ALWAYS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHERE MY HOME IS. I WAS VERY SCARED WHEN I DROVE HOME.

NHTSA ODI #10933790

60,000 miles · Nov 2, 2016

Exterior LightingService Brakes, Hydraulic

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V489000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V713000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A BRAKE FLUID INSPECTION, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND THE STOP LAMP RECALL. THE STOP LAMP RECALL WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE BRAKE FAILURE ISSUE WAS IGNORED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME, TO HAVE ANOTHER RECALL PERFORMED AND THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS IGNORED AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600. UPDATED 02/14/17*JB

NHTSA ODI #10923814

79,000 miles · Dec 9, 2014

Exterior Lighting

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IN JULY ,2014 , I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE STOP LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING; I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER MY HYUNDAI DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. IT WAS CORRECTED THE NEXT DAY AFTER MY CAR WAS LEFT UNTIL FIXED. I WAS JUST NOTIFIED BY NHTSA THAT A RECALL ( CAMPAIGN # 14V713) WAS JUST ISSUED FOR FAULTY STOPLIGHT PROBLEM. I CALLED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE ABOUT RE-IMBURSEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED YET FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN THE # FOR CUSTOMER CARE. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS BEING WORKED ON ( CAMPAIGN 125) AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE FUTURE. I ASKED IF THAT WOULD BE IN DAYS,WEEKS , MONTHS OR YEARS ,HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. REMEMBER THE BRAKE FLUID RECALL ! NOW HERE WE GO AGAIN...........A SAFETY ISSUE BUT NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI. YOU WOULD THINK THAT AN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WOULD GO OUT TO EACH DEALER SO EVERY VEHICLE THAT THEY SERVICE COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS COULD PREVENT A FUTURE REAR COLLISION AND POSSIBLE INJURY/ DEATH. IS THIS YET ANOTHER INDUSTRY STONE WALLING OF A" SAFETY ISSUE " IE KEY SWITCH AND AIR BAG. HOPEFULLY A FELLOW GENESIS OWNER WILL NOT HAVE A SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10663184

58,128 miles · Nov 7, 2014

Exterior Lighting

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WAS TRAVELING ON VACATION AND WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED STOP LAMP SWITCH (#13-01-021-3). VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND NO COST FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PART OR WITH THIS ISSUE. HAD A SECOND INCIDENT, SIMILAR AS THE FIRST ONLY THIS TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKERED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A MOTORIST AND THEN WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT BY THAT MOTORIST TO TELL ME OF THE ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING DAY I SMELLED A VERY HEAVY ELECTRICAL SMELL WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED THE SAME STOP LAMP SWITCH (DIODE) AT NO COST. HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY GENESIS IN FOR A SECOND TIME WITH THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT I WAS "RIDING THE BRAKE" AND SUGGESTED THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE ISSUE. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO MENTION BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10653541

Official recalls

14V713000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Nov 7, 2014

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Hyundai Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, to November 21, 2010, and 2011 Hyundai Equus vehicles manufactured July 31, 2010, to November 21, 2010. Due to a circuit failure, the stop lamps in the affected vehicles may not illuminate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A following vehicle may not recognize that the vehicle is slowing or coming to a stop if the stop lamps on the vehicle do not illuminate as expected. There is an increased risk of a rear-end crash as a result.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair the stop lamp switch circuit, free of charge. Hyundai issued an interim notification to owners on January 6, 2015. The recall began on March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 125.

13V489000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid

Oct 29, 2013

Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the module corrodes, reduced brake effectiveness may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners and instruct them to bring their vehicle to a dealer for service. Hyundai will inspect the HECU module for proper operation, and will replace the modules as necessary. Hyundai will replace the factory brake fluid in those vehicles that have not previously had the factory brake fluid replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at consumeraffairs@hmausa.com. Hyundai's recall number is 114.

13V113000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Apr 1, 2013

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

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NHTSA investigations

PE13033 · Brake Hydraulic Control Module Failure

Opened Oct 17, 2013 · Closed Apr 4, 2014

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

On October 28, 2013, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect in the braking system of approximately 43,500 model year (MY) 2009 through 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedans (NHTSA Recall No. 13V-489).The Hyundai report indicates that the recalled vehicles may contain brake fluid that does not sufficiently inhibit corrosion on the zinc plating of control valve armatures in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) module. The DIR indicated that, over time, the build-up of corrosion products may affect operation of HECU control valves, resulting in a low/soft brake pedal with reduced brake effectiveness, which may increase the risk of a crash.In October 2011, the HECU supplier notified Hyundai that the brake fluid used in production plants was causing corrosion of valve armatures in the control module.The supplier changed the coating of the valve armatures in late March 2012 to correct the problem in production vehicles.Hyundai's recall includes Genesis vehicles produced prior to the implementation of the HECU change.In March 2013, Hyundai initiated a Service Campaign (TL6) to replace brake fluid in the subject vehicles with brake fluid with better corrosion resistance properties.According to Hyundai's DIR letter, after PE13-033 was opened, the company noted that some of the vehicles serviced in the TL6 campaign subsequently required HECU replacement.This was an indication that internal corrosion had progressed enough to affect valve operation and brake performance, prompting Hyundai to conduct a safety recall.Hyundai's repair procedures for 13V-489 require brake system flushing and replacement in all recalled vehicles with a new fluid containing the necessary corrosion inhibitor.In addition, for vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010, dealers will perform an inspection procedure to verify that the HECU is functioning properly and replace units that do not meet the test requirements.Hyundai indicated that, based on analysis of claim data, only vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010 have been in service long enough to require the additional inspection/replacement of the HECU. Analysis of failure data reported to NHTSA and provided by Hyundai in response to ODI's information request letter for PE13-033 identified 756 complaints and 1,683 warranty claims for 30,114 subject vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010, resulting in a complaint rate of 25.1 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a claim rate of 5.6 percent.The MY 2009 vehicles, with the longest exposure times, experienced the highest complaint (33.5 IPTV) and warranty (7.0 percent) rates.For the 45,639 subject vehicles produced after June 1, 2010, ODI identified 13 complaints and 34 warranty claims, resulting in a complaint rate of 0.3 IPTV and a warranty claim rate of 0.1 percent, indicating that the brake fluid corrosion concern had not progressed far enough to result in significant rates of brake system performance symptoms in those vehicles.This investigation is closed.ODI will continue to monitor complaints to evaluate the effectiveness of Hyundai's recall.The VOQs noted in the Failure Report are: 10569231, 10560898, 10560495, 10559360, 10558279, 10558264, 10556964, 10556631, 10556577, 10556322, 10554988, 10554802, 10554122, 10552958, 10551817, 10551157, 10551110, 10551092, 10550791, 10550773, 10550431, 10549750, 10549634, 10549629, 10549567, 10549402, 10549376, 10549270, 10549228, 10549186, 10549021, 10548903, 10548823, 10548791, 10548737, 10548722, 10548716, 10548705, 10546565, 10544803, 10543663, 10542962, 10541959, 10541741, 10538208, 10537934, 10536652, 105354

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Service Brakes, Hydraulic