In total, there will be 226,118 Santa Fe and Elantra vehicles manufactured from 2021 - 2022 at risk of not displaying images when reversing on the central screen.
The reason is believed to be due to the high temperature generated by the camera during operation, which can create cracks, causing loss of signal. This causes many difficulties for drivers when reversing.
On the other hand, the US federal motor vehicle standard requires all new vehicles sold since May 2018 to have a working rearview camera.
Hyundai and its suppliers have known about this problem for a long time and a new version of the camera is available, with better quality and has been used on new vehicles manufactured since April 2022. For vehicles subject to recall, they can go to a dealer to get a free replacement for this upgraded camera.
Hyundai is not the first automaker to recall the rearview camera error. Tesla had to issue a recall for the same reason earlier this year. Or Ford, Honda, Porsche, Bentley, Jeep, Ram, Audi, VW, Kia, Infiniti... all have problems with rearview camera technology.
