NHTSA defect investigation · Audit Query

Kia, Hyundai and 1 others audit query AQ23002

Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this audit query about the control unit/module on 133 model years (2008–2021). Opened Nov 17, 2023 and still open — 2.8 years so far. open

2021 Genesis G70: recalls and investigations →AQ23002 at nhtsa.gov →Every investigation on file →

What NHTSA says

Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filed

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received eight Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) and eight Kia America, Inc. (Kia) Part 573 Recall Reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (ABS) modules or Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) manufactured by the equipment supplier Mando. The Part 573 Recall Reports contain varying defect descriptions and differing remedy descriptions for the same or similar equipment supplied by Mando. Safety recalls included in this Audit Query (AQ) review include: Hyundai recalls 20V-520, 20V-543, 21V-161, 21V-160, 21V-303, 22V-056, 22V-810, and 23V-651. Kia recalls 16V-815, 20V-518, 20V-519, 21V-137, 21V-331, 22V-051, 22V-800, and 23V-652 The purpose of this AQ is to evaluate the timeliness and scoping of Hyundai and Kia’s defect decision making and adherence with reporting requirements; and understand the varying defect descriptions and remedies between these recalls.

Stage Audit Query Opened Nov 17, 2023 Closed still open Manufacturer Hyundai Motor America Components Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module

A Audit Query is an audit of the manufacturer's own reporting obligations — early-warning data, recall notices, remedy — rather than of a vehicle condition. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.

What this means for an owner

Source: and what happens next

An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.

This one is open. Nothing is owed on the vehicle today; if it becomes a recall, owners are written to and the repair is free. The moment to know is the day the campaign number appears — Recall Watch checks each VIN against every new NHTSA campaign and emails you when one lands, or take a free one-line alert by model year.

Model years it names

Source: as NHTSA filed them

Also named on model years this site has no page for: 2012 Hyundai Accent; 2013 Hyundai Accent; 2014 Hyundai Accent; 2015 Hyundai Accent; 2012 Hyundai Azera; 2013 Hyundai Azera; 2014 Hyundai Azera; 2015 Hyundai Azera; 2011 Hyundai Elantra; 2012 Hyundai Elantra; 2013 Hyundai Elantra; 2014 Hyundai Elantra; 2015 Hyundai Elantra; 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe; 2014 Hyundai Elantra Coupe; 2015 Hyundai Elantra Coupe; 2014 Hyundai Equus; 2015 Hyundai Equus; 2015 Hyundai Genesis; 2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe; 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe; 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe; 2014 Hyundai Genesis Coupe; 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe; 2013 Hyundai Santa FE; 2014 Hyundai Santa FE; 2015 Hyundai Santa FE; 2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport; 2014 Hyundai Santa FE Sport; 2015 Hyundai Santa FE Sport; 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; 2010 Hyundai Tucson; 2011 Hyundai Tucson; 2012 Hyundai Tucson; 2013 Hyundai Tucson; 2014 Hyundai Tucson; 2015 Hyundai Tucson; 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell; 2012 Hyundai Veloster; 2013 Hyundai Veloster; 2014 Hyundai Veloster; 2015 Hyundai Veloster; 2010 Hyundai Veracruz; 2011 Hyundai Veracruz; 2012 Hyundai Veracruz; 2010 Kia Borrego; 2011 Kia Borrego; 2012 Kia Borrego; 2013 Kia Borrego; 2014 Kia Borrego; 2015 Kia Borrego; 2016 Kia Borrego; 2017 Kia Borrego; 2018 Kia Borrego; 2019 Kia Borrego; 2014 Kia Cadenza and 41 more.

A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.

Common questions

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Is AQ23002 a recall?

No. A audit query is NHTSA asking questions, not a recall. A safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number and a duty to repair for free; this one has not produced one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Is AQ23002 still open?

Yes, as of NHTSA’s latest file: opened Nov 17, 2023, 2.8 years ago.

Which vehicles does AQ23002 cover?

NHTSA opened it on 133 model years: 2021 Genesis G70, 2020 Genesis G70, 2019 Genesis G70, 2020 Genesis G80, 2019 Genesis G80, 2018 Genesis G80 and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.

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