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An unstable electrical ground may cause the vehicle to enter a fail-safe mode with reduced acceleration and power.  In certain conditions while in fail-safe mode, the vehicle may accelerate after the gas pedal is released.","consequence":"Unexpected acceleration following gas pedal release can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the EPCU (Electric Power Control Unit) software and repair the ground wiring, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 9, 2022.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 215.","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":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"215","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"19V720000","component":"WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2019-10-09","owner_notified":"2019-11-15","units":48,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Ioniq Hybrid and 2020 Elantra vehicles.  The right-side rear wheel lug nuts may have been insufficiently tightened, allowing the wheel to detach from the vehicle.","consequence":"A wheel detaching from the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, tighten the lug nuts, free of charge.  The recall began November 15, 2019.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-251-0871.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 184.","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":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"184","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["hev"],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":89,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":32,"crash":9,"fire":1,"injured":10,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",12],["Vehicle Speed Control",10],["Service Brakes",6],["Forward Collision Avoidance",4],["Fuel/Propulsion System",4],["Power Train",4]],"by_year":{"2019":1,"2020":5,"2021":4,"2022":5,"2023":7,"2024":1,"2025":5,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2026-06-17","Electrical System","Engine Code: P090A01 The Hyundai IONIQ Blue lost reverse and while driving I experienced loss of power only to regain then lose then regain (a bucking motion). The drive significantly declined. Fortunately, I was able to get back home without injury. Vehicle towed to dealership where it currently sits."],["2026-04-22","Electrical System","Supplemental to my complaint filed April 18, 2026 regarding Dick's Hillsboro Hyundai (dealer code OR035). The dealership's Service Manager (Robin Farr) provided me with an HMA training report from Hyundai's internal system. Every staff member is listed at \"Certified\": the baseline tier. No one is above this level. No E\u2026"],["2026-04-18","Electrical System","Following a 12V auxiliary battery replacement at Dick's Hillsboro Hyundai [XXX] , April 3, 2026), the battery hold-down bracket was left completely unsecured. The retaining bolts were absent, (later found loose in the cargo tray area). The battery terminal cover was also improperly secured. I returned to the dealership\u2026"]]},"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":124,"mpg":58,"ncap":null,"complaints":32},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}