RECALL: Parking Brake Indicator May Not Illuminate

[GEN760]

NHTSA ID: 17V359
Safety Issue Type
Recalls
June 5, 2017 NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V359000
Parking Brake Indicator may not Illuminate

If the parking brake indicator is not illuminated when the parking brake is applied, the driver may operate the vehicle with the parking brake partially engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V359000

Manufacturer Hyundai Motor America

Components PARKING BRAKE

Potential Number of Units Affected 161,074

Summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in the dash due to corrosion in the switch.

Remedy

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the parking brake switch, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 30, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 164.

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.
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[50jae]

I posted a thread a while ago about my parking brake indicator not working sometimes, and that the car would rock back and forth even with the parking brake engaged. Hopefully this recall will fix these minor annoyances.

 

[1FstYota]

I noticed in my when I put it in drive and take off it disengages the parking brake?? Unless that isn't supposed to happen.

 

[aircanuck]

I'm pretty sure the auto disengage is design feature. Mine does that as well. I dig it.

 

[Trap.]

I noticed in my when I put it in drive and take off it disengages the parking brake?? Unless that isn't supposed to happen.

This is a feature. I just recently came across it in the manual.

 

[DubbuD]

Does this affect Canadian vehicles too? Anyone know?

Mine sometimes doesn't hold very good and rolls back as if it weren't on tight sometimes on hills, never thought much of it. I haven't had any cases where the brake drags while rolling or anything and the indicator seems to work fine, so that's good.

I honestly wish they had put in a manual park brake, the electronic one seems like it's just asking to be a problem in the future.

 

[1FstYota]

So the PSB makes no sense, if the parking brake is to disengage when you start driving, how would it only disengage half way because of the parking brake light not being illuminated?

 

[StarPower]

I've had a couple of instances where my parking brake hasn't disengaged when I put the car into Drive. I very quickly noticed it and disengaged the parking brake. I'm pretty sure the parking brake light was still lit, but not 100% certain.

 

[PolishThrust]

My parking brake never disengages when in drive, maybe its an electronic brake feature? Unknowingly, I drove the car with the parking brake on and it started to shake/vibrate on the freeway. I took the car in to the dealer, they discovered the problem and replaced everything "under warranty" because the parking brake light was not illuminating. They never told me it was a recall though. 2015 Genesis with Signature package.