NHTSA Complaint #11301935 — 2017 KIA SEDONA

IMAGES ON THE BACKUP CAMERA IS INTERMITTENTLY VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THIS IS EASY TO REPRODUCE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A COVERED GARAGE INTO SUNLIGHT. WHILE THE ENTIRE CAR IS IN THE SHADE THE IMAGE IS CLEAR, HOWEVER AS SOON AS THE CAMERA ON THE BACK OF THE CAR HITS THE SUN, THE IMAGE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. IT IS "BLOWN OUT" AND VERY WHITE. AS SOON AS THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHERE THE LIGHT SENSOR IS HITS THE SUNLIGHT THE BACKUP IMAGE ADJUSTS AND IS CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE. THE SYSTEM NEEDS A LIGHT SENSOR WHERE THE CAMERA IS LOCATED IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE LIGHT SETTINGS TO MATCH THE CAMERA'S ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THAT THE CAMERA IS INITIALLY WORKING AND THEN SUDDENLY BECOMES UNUSABLE WHILE THE DRIVER MAY BE RELYING ON IT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY AS THE DRIVER BACKS UP WHILE RELYING ON THE BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEM. THIS IS FAIRLY EASY TO REPRODUCE CONSISTENTLY.