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2 recalls covering model years 2019, 2020. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Hyundai is recalling certain Ioniq Electric vehicles because an unstable electrical ground can cause the car to enter a fail-safe mode with less power and slower acceleration. In certain conditions while the vehicle is in this fail-safe mode, it may speed up on its own even after the driver has let go of the gas pedal.
Hyundai is recalling certain Ioniq Electric and Kona Electric vehicles. The lithium-ion battery installed in these vehicles may develop an electrical short. An electrical short in the battery increases the risk of a fire.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls covering the 2019–2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric. 2 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Hyundai Ioniq Electric May Accelerate Unexpectedly" (NHTSA campaign 21V944000), reported Dec 7, 2021.
The 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric has the most, with 1 recall. The 2019 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
Yes. 1 Hyundai Ioniq Electric recall carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA: Hyundai Ioniq, Kona Electric: Battery Short-Circuit Fire Risk (21V127000). These apply only to the affected vehicles, so check your VIN.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Hyundai dealer, including for second owners.