NHTSA Complaint #10547896 — 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER

THE WINDSHIELD REAR-VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT DIM ADEQUATELY. THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT HAVE A MANUAL DIMMING LEVER, JUST A ROW OF BUTTONS ALONG THE BOTTOM FOR TELEPHONE, BLUETOOTH, ETC. HAVING DRIVEN THE CAR AT NIGHT, I THOUGHT IT DID NOT HAVE ANY MIRROR DIMMING, SO I STOPPED AT A HYUNDAI DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MIRROR HAS A PHOTOCELL THAT TELLS THE MIRROR WHETHER IT IS DAY OR NIGHT, AND THE MIRROR AUTOMATICALLY DIMS. I COVERED THE SENSOR AND THEY WERE CORRECT, BUT THE AMOUNT OF DIMMING IS FAR FROM ADEQUATE--SUCH THAT WHEN I DROVE THE CAR AT NIGHT, I DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS ANY DIMMING AT ALL. I HAD TO RE-AIM THE MIRROR SO I COULD NOT SEE THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CAR BEHIND ME. SUCH RE-AIMING OF THE MIRROR CANCELS MOST OF THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF HAVING A REAR-VIEW MIRROR. *TR