KMHWF35H15A146056

Available vehicle information

VIN

KMHWF35H15A146056

Make

Hyundai

Model year

2005

Country

South Korea

Record status

flooded

NHTSA SAFETY DATABASE

Safety Recall Campaigns

1 recall campaign found for this vehicle's make, model and model year.

Recall 1 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

09V280000 21/07/2009 View details

Summary

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

Consequence

ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.

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U.S. EPA FUEL ECONOMY DATA

EPA Fuel Economy

EPA

Fuel type Regular

City 19 MPG

Highway 27 MPG

Combined 22 MPG

Engine displacement 2.4 L

Cylinders 4

Transmission Automatic 4-spd

Drive Front-Wheel Drive

CO₂ emissions 403.95454545454544 g/mile

Estimated annual fuel cost $2800

Source: U.S. EPA / FuelEconomy.gov

VIN structure

KMH WMI · WF35H1 VDS · 5A146056 VIS

WMI KMH World Manufacturer Identifier

VDS WF35H1 Vehicle Descriptor Section

VIS 5A146056 Vehicle Identifier Section

Model year code 5 Position 10 of the VIN

Plant code A Position 11 of the VIN

VIN length 17 characters Standard modern VIN format

OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT DATA

NHTSA Vehicle Data

NHTSA

Make HYUNDAI

Model Sonata

Model year 2005

Manufacturer HYUNDAI MOTOR CO

Vehicle type PASSENGER CAR

Body class Sedan/Saloon

Trim Super Deluxe (GLS)

Displacement 2.7 L

Fuel type Gasoline

Doors 4

Plant city ASAN

Plant country SOUTH KOREA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

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