Hyundai Motor America is recalling 64,500 Elantra sedans from the 2013 model year because the brake pedal stopper pads can deteriorate over time.
In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Hyundai said deterioration of the pads can lead to the continuous illumination of the sedan’s brake lights and the ability to shift out of park without pressing down on the brake pedal, among other potential problems, increasing the risk of an accident.
Hyundai said it is not aware of any related accidents or injuries.
This recall follows a November 2015 recall of certain Hyundai Sonata vehicles for the same issue. Hyundai said it began an investigation into the part, used in “various models,” in July 2014 and decided to recall the affected 2013 Elantra sedans last month as claim rates “began to gradually rise in the second quarter of 2016.”
The part was supplied to Hyundai by Kyung Chang Industrial Co. of South Korea. Hyundai said it “continues to review possible supplier changes” related to the brake stopper pads.
The recall is set to begin on Sept. 30, Hyundai said in a letter to NHTSA. Hyundai dealers will replace the pads for free.
The affected Elantra sedans were produced between Dec. 1, 2012, and Feb. 19, 2013, at a South Korean Hyundai plant, while others were built between Jan. 23, 2013, and April 30, 2013, at the automaker’s Alabama assembly plant.
