NHTSA Complaint #10885810 — 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED. THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS IT TO THE CEILING OF THE CAR BECOMES VERY BRITTLE AND BREAKS. THE VISOR FELL INTO THE FIELD OF VISION WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE DECIDED TO PULL THE ENTIRE VISOR OFF, SEVERING THE WIRES THAT IT WAS DANGLING BY. THIS WAS A SAFER OPTION THAN HAVING THE VISOR FLY AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW TO ASK IF THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ABOUT THIS. THE DEALER WASN'T HELPFUL AND SAID THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET, AND SAID THERE'S NO RECALL, THEN SUGGESTED TO CONTACT HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS. I OPENED A CASE WITH THEM AFTER INFORMING THEM THAT THERE IS ALREADY A CAMPAIGN THAT EXISTS FOR THE SONATA FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE ELANTRA AS WELL.