Hyundai Announces Two Recalls Affecting 600K Vehicles

The two recalls affect the Hyundai Santa Fe, Santa Fe Sport, Sonata and Genesis models.

The first and larger of the two recalls affects the 2013-2017 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport crossovers, and involves a faulty cable for the secondary hood latch.

Hyundai says the faulty cable could corrode and prevent the hood from latching. The recall affects a total of 437,400 units and the Korean automaker clarified the safety risk only applied if the hood is not properly closed. Automotive News reports Hyundai began investigating the issue at the end of last year, and a production fix was applied on the Santa Fe in June 2016 to fix it. Hyundai is currently looking into why an announcement about the defect was not made earlier.

The problem occurs more frequently in salt belt states where large quantities of salt are used during the winter season.

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The second recall affects approximately 150,000 Sonata sedans and 10,800 Genesis models from model years 2015-2016. For this recall, corrosion can affect a switch involved in illuminating the parking brake, possibly keeping drivers from knowing the brake is on while driving. “If the driver inadvertently drives the vehicle with the parking brake applied, symptoms can include parking brake noise, parking brake ‘drag,’ and smoke and/or smell from driving with applied parking brake,” Hyundai said in a statement.

Both recalls will begin June 30.

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