{"id":"2021_hyundai_nexo","make":"Hyundai","make_slug":"hyundai","model":"Nexo","model_slug":"nexo","year":2021,"url":"/hyundai/nexo/2021/","pts":["fcev"],"configs":[{"id":47541,"model":"Nexo Blue","pt":"fcev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"PEM","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":65,"hwy":58,"comb":61,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"120 kW IPMSM","fuel":"Hydrogen","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":0,"save_spend":11250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HYX","modified":"Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022"},{"id":47540,"model":"Nexo","pt":"fcev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"PEM","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":59,"hwy":54,"comb":57,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"120 kW IPMSM","fuel":"Hydrogen","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":0,"save_spend":11250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HYX","modified":"Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"24V761000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2024-10-11","owner_notified":"2025-01-06","units":1545,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Nexo vehicles.  The thermally activated pressure relief device (TPRD) may break and cause a hydrogen gas leak, which can result in a fire while parked.","consequence":"A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed.  Dealers will replace the TPRD, free of charge.  Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed November 8, 2024.  Final owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, beginning January 6, 2025.  Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Service at 800-633-5151.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 269.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"269","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V258000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2022-04-14","owner_notified":"2022-08-12","units":922,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Nexo vehicles.  The hydrogen gas detection sensors may fail to detect leaks in the hydrogen gas delivery system.","consequence":"A hydrogen gas leak can increase the risk of a fire while parked or driving.","remedy":"Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed.  Dealers will replace the hydrogen gas detection sensors, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 12, 2022.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 225.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"225","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":2,"park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"score":70,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":5,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Fuel/Propulsion System",3],["Electrical System",2],["Engine",2],["Forward Collision Avoidance",1],["Fuel System, Other",1],["Power Train",1]],"by_year":{"2022":3,"2024":2},"excerpts":[["2024-06-21","Fuel/Propulsion System","Hydrogen fuel cell system is unstable/unreliable. Vehicle fueling infrastructure is completely unreliable and cannot be depended on for safe, ongoing operation of vehicle."],["2024-04-20","Engine","It has become more frequent for there to be a delay in acceleration of about 3 to 4 seconds when traveling uphill. My car lost acceleration while going uphill. As I was gradually accelerating from a red traffic light to climb a hill, my car became stuck at a certain speed, around 50 mph on April 3rd. Even when pressing\u2026"],["2022-11-20","Fuel/Propulsion System","Catastrophic issue awaiting to happen. I am fearful the car can blow up. Hydrogen gas leak has been detected since March 2022. After and during the pumping, often there would be a loud hissing sound coming from the vehicle no from the pump itself. After fueling with hydrogen gas, it takes a minute for the car to read a\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":61,"ncap":null,"complaints":5},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}