# NHTSA recall 16V842000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V842000
- Manufacturer's number: 153
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2016\-11\-21
- Owners notified: 2017\-01\-13
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 6172

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor America \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain model year 2016\-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 28, 2015, to November 14, 2016.  The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a malfunction of the tow hitch module, may result, in the trailer brake lights being constantly illuminated.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected accessory trailer hitch wiring harnesses, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin January 13, 2017.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-800\-633\-5151.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 153.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-08\-08
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6172
- Reported remedied: 4639 \(75%\)
- Reported unreachable: 98
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE](/makes/hyundai/santa-fe/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-11\-28 to 2016\-09\-23.
- [2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON](/makes/hyundai/tucson/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-05\-19 to 2016\-09\-23.
- [2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON](/makes/hyundai/tucson/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-05\-19 to 2016\-09\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [5NP\-G7B2Q\-02](/bulletins/10128599.md), 2018-02-12, Service bulletin
- [5NP\-D8L3J\-01](/bulletins/10089504.md), 2017-01-25, Service bulletin
- [16\-BE\-001](/bulletins/10074338.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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