Hyundai is recalling more than 226000 SUVs and compact cars in the US due to a defect that could cause the rearview camera image to fail posing a safety risk

Hyundai is recalling more than 225,000 vehicles over concerns of a rearview camera failing. Six different vehicles from the Santa Fe and Elantra model lines are covered under the recall submitted by the carmaker on Nov. 21 and posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday.

As recently as the early to mid-2000s, the reputations of South Korean automaker Hyundai and its sister brand Kia were in virtually different galaxies from those of its other Asian rivals, such as Toyota and Honda.

Hyundai has issued a recall affecting 226,118 vehicles due to faulty rearview cameras, which pose a heightened risk of rear-end collisions involving pedestrians, objects, or other vehicles. The defect also places the affected cars in violation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) concerning rear visibility.

The NHTSA recently announced recalls for 276,487 vehicles. This includes vehicles from Honda, Hyundai. Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Toyota.

Iffy solder joints on the camera's printed circuit board may lead to rearview camera failure, thus prompting a massive recall comprising 2021 and 2022 models