Hyundai Motor Company has announced a recall for the aging Azera due to a concern with the power-adjustable front driver seat.
The automaker has already informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the problem that affects 9,700 units of the Hyundai Azera, produced between March 7, and August 14, 2007.
According to the feds, due to a production error over at the supplier, Duck Il Industries of South Korea, the microswitch within the power seat on the driver’s side may have been exposed to the environment, leading to unintentional movement of the driver’s seat and affecting the driver’s ability to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
“It is believed production variances during manufacturing of the switch resulted in environmental exposure to the microswitch and the symptoms observed in the fields“, the NHTSA writes in the description of the cause.
The recall is expected to commence on October 28, and until then, owners of the affected vehicles will be notified by Hyundai. In turn, the company’s dealers will replace the power-adjustable seat switch, free of charge. For additional questions on the topic, owners can contact Hyundai Customer Service at 1-855-371-9460 (recall number 150), or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
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