# 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1559920` · 2019-04-22 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** AZERA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 179,000
## Narrative
RECALL NUMBER  18V026000  RECALL DATE  01/09/2018  COMPONENT  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK  HYUNDAI RECALLS AZERA AND SONATA FOR FIRE DANGERS  JANUARY 24, 2018 ' HYUNDAI IS RECALLING ABOUT 88,000 MODEL YEAR 2006-2011 HYUNDAI AZERA AND 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA CARS BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS MAY CATCH ON FIRE. ON 1/10/18, 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS RECALL MY 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA CAUGHT FIRE IN MY BASEMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION.  THIS HAPPENED AT 3:30AM, OUR ENTIRE HOUSE, INCLUDING BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. NOTHING WAS SALVAGEABLE.    THE AUTOMAKER REVEALS IN THE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS THAT WATER COULD ENTER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF FIRE WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. HYUNDAI SAYS THE RECALL IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON FEB. 23, AND THAT ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BY DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE.  HERE IS AN ARTICLE THAT CLEARLY STATES WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN WITH THE RECALL.  HYUNDAI HAS YET TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. HTTPS://WWW.MLIVE.COM/AUTO/2018/01/HYUNDAI_RECALLS_AROUND_88K_OLD.HTML
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