South Korea’s Hyundai Motor recalled more than 145,000 electrified vehicles in the U.S. due to a loss of power. The move encompasses a variety of EVs for model years between 2022 and 2025.
The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 accounts for more than 100,000 of the 145K-plus vehicles involved in the recall.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the action covers certain Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 models as well as some luxury Genesis utes, including the GV60 and GV70. The Genesis Electrified G80 models. More than 100,000 Ioniq 5s account for the recall.
The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power. The company issued a recall earlier this year for a similar problem.
Once the problem occurs, the vehicles enter a “fail-safe” driving mode that allows the motorist to continue driving, but it will reduce motive power gradually during that problem. Vehicle systems such as airbags, braking, and power steering will remain operational while the vehicle is moving. However, once the battery is drained, the vehicle will stop moving.
What’s wrong
The Ioniq 6 is one of several Hyundai
The ICCU may be subject to certain electrical load conditions that can cause the internal metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor, or MOSFET, to fail, potentially resulting in an open ICCU fuse.
An open ICCU fuse results in an inability to charge the 12-volt battery, the agency noted in a report. Upon fault detection, and accompanied by a series of driver warnings, the vehicle will enter a design-intended “fail-safe” driving mode that allows immediate full propulsion while gradually reducing motive power over time as the vehicle’s battery is discharged. Vehicle systems such as airbags, braking, and powered steering remain operational.
Ultimately, the vehicle can be driven until the 12-volt battery is drained, making the vehicle impossible to move, and a road hazard that could lead to a crash.
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What should you do
Hyundai will notify affected vehicle owners, who once informed should make an appointment with their nearest dealer to get the vehicle repaired at no cost.
The repair involves getting the ICCU software updated and the ICCU assembly and its associated fuse replaced, if deemed necessary.
Hyundai/Genesis will provide owners of affected vehicles reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred to obtain a remedy for the recall condition in accordance with the reimbursement plan submitted to NHTSA on Feb. 22, 2024.
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