NHTSA Complaint #10629516 — 2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR ON SIX LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE SUN VISOR IN THE FULL UP (OUT OF THE WAY) POSITION. IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY AND HOLD THE VISOR UP OUT OF THE WAY, THEREBY PRECLUDING ANY ACCIDENT. THIS DID OCCUR DURING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC OF RUSH HOUR, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS ACCIDENT. MY FAMILY ALSO OWNS ANOTHER, 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT, WHICH MY SON DRIVES. THE SAME ISSUE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HIS JUST WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS BREAKING IN THE SAME WAY, OBSTRUCTING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY (EVEN IF THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BREAKS/FALLS). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR