Hyundai, the leading Korean-car manufacturer, was reported to recall more than 300,000 units of Sonatas due to a potentially fatal brake light problem.
As reported by New York Daily News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA, announced the recall of hundreds of thousands of Hyundai Sonatas built between the dates of Dec. 11, 2009 to June 30, 2011.
The issue with the said units is that they were outfitted with faulty brake light switch plungers that would not retract, causing the lights to stay on at all times, thereby increasing the risk of vehicular accidents.
In a similar report by Kitchener, the transmission of the car could be shifted out of park without the brake on and the system that lets the brakes override the gas pedal may not work. In addition, the recall covers Hyundai Sonatas from the 2011 and 2012 model years.
But as of now, Hyundai has yet to report any injuries that can be attributed to the brake issue. According to NBC News, the recall is expected to start on Jan. 11, 2016.
This latest issue with the Hyundai Sonata is just the latest in a string of vehicle recalls that happened this year.
Just last October, General Motors announced that it will recall 1.4 million units of cars, most of which had already been recalled before due to a risk that they might catch fire.
According to the largest car manufacturer in America, 1,345 of the cars that caught fire after they were previously "fixed" by the dealers. So as a precaution, car owners who had their vehicles repaired previously would need to bring them back for another fix.
In all of the reported fires, oil leaking onto a hot manifold of the engine was the noted cause. GM said that it happens after "hard braking."
Moreover, about 85 percent of the fires took place when the car was shut-off and there was no one around the car.
Apart from General Motors, even the "green car" manufacturer Tesla is reported to recall every model S Sedan.
According to report, the recall is to fix a potential problem with the front seat belts and the company announced that one unit in Europe had a seat belt that was not properly connected.
As reported by Wired, Tesla said in an email to its customers, "This vehicle was not involved in a crash and there were no injuries, however, in the event of a crash, a seatbelt in this condition would not provide full protection."
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