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Hyundai lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit.

NHTSA campaign 21V-127 · Reported March 1, 2021 · 4,696 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Hyundai Ioniq and Kona
VEHICLES AFFECTED
4,696
REMEDY
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the interim action is complete.
COST
Free

The short version

Hyundai Motor America reported a problem with the propulsion system traction battery. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery may short-circuit.

WHY IT MATTERS

An electrical short in the Li-ion battery increases the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

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, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-127.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2020Hyundai Ioniq
2019–2020Hyundai Kona

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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