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The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit.","consequence":"An electrical short in the Li-ion battery increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the interim action is complete.  Hyundai will notify owners, and as an interim action, owners have the option to follow provided instructions to perform a battery update through the vehicle's infotainment system or request a Hyundai dealer to provide the update.  Once parts are available, dealers will inspect the Battery System Assembly (BSA), and replace it if necessary.  Repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owners were notified of the safety risk, and the interim action, with a letter mailed April 9, 2021.  Final owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2021.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 200.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"200","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"score":85,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":29,"crash":6,"fire":2,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",8],["Electrical System",8],["Service Brakes",7],["Power Train",3],["Structure",3],["Forward Collision Avoidance",2]],"by_year":{"2020":3,"2021":6,"2022":2,"2023":6,"2024":2,"2025":6,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2026-05-12","Steering","While attempting a slow right turn from a complete stop at an intersection, I heard a loud thunk sound followed by an immediate loss of power steering response. The steering wheel spun freely with little resistance while the front tires did not respond proportionally. I was able to safely pull over. Upon restarting the\u2026"],["2026-03-31","Electrical System","The charge controller failed twice and one of the times I was out on a dangerous road where there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a safe spot to pull over. It was very sketchy."],["2026-01-08","Power Train","When the engine is turned off, and the car is not in park, it rolls. When the engine is turned off the car should automatically switch to P to prevent it from rolling. Our car was left in R with the engine off. And instead of switching to P automatically, it just rolled away and hit the neighbors garage."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":170,"mpg":58,"ncap":null,"complaints":29},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}