{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 16V842 (153): Model Year 2016-2017 Tucson",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v842/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V842 (Hyundai): If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Tucson, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 21 November 2016. 6,172 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 28, 2015, to November 14, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a … 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: 153. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V842 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 trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V842 Hyundai Motor America Electrical System:Wiring 21 November 2016 2016-2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, HYUNDAI TUCSON If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confus",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:48:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 16V842 (153): Model Year 2016-2017 Tucson\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v842/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}