{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 16V574 (146): Model 2013 Elantra",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v574/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V574 (Hyundai): If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should when the brake pedal is not being pressed, the brake lights may...",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Elantra, model year 2013. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 2 August 2016. 64,500 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model 2013 Elantra vehicles manufactured December 1, 2012, to April 30, 2013. The brake pedal stopper pad can deteriorate allowing the brake light switch plunger to remain extended when the brake pedal is released. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 146. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V574 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should when the brake pedal is not being pressed, the brake lights may stay illuminated preventing accurate communication to following vehicles that the vehicle is slowing or stopping…” 16V574 Hyundai Motor America Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch 2 August 2016 2013-2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:34:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:22:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 16V574 (146): Model 2013 Elantra\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v574/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}