Hyundai Defeats Auto Dealer’s Appeal Over Sonata Recall Remedies

Hyundai Motor America Inc. defeated a suit over its alleged failure to sufficiently compensate recalled Sonata owners because there is no private right to enforce a recall remedy under federal law, the Eleventh Circuit said.

The remedies Hyundai offered Black Stone Auto Export Inc. clearly fell within the scope of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said in an unpublished opinion.

In September 2015, Hyundai recalled certain 2011 and 2012 Sonatas due to an engine defect. The car maker initially offered to repair the cars, but then announced it ...