NHTSA recall 21V944000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 21V944000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 215 |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Reported | 2021-12-07 |
| Owners notified | 2022-02-02 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:MODULE:ONBOARD (OBCM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 2679 |
| Part numbers | G7GPE-U300050, G7GPE-U300053, G7GPE-U300055, G7GPE-U300043 |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2679 |
| Reported remedied | 1873 (69%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 129 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ioniq electric vehicles. 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.
What can happen
Unexpected acceleration following gas pedal release can increase the risk of a crash.
The 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.
| 2017 HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2018 HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2019 HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 23-01-072H | 2023-10-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides the procedure to update the Hybrid Control Unit (HCU) / Low DC/DC Converter (LDC) software logic to eliminate internal P-DTCs (that are not viewable) in certain 2019-2021MY IONIQ Hybrid (AE HEV) and 2021MY IONIQ Plug-in Hybrid (AE PHEV) vehicles. |
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| DBP972 | 2022-01-08. Service bulletin. When asked to provide the Modem Information, the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) may not be available. This TSB# 21-01-080H describes the 3-part software to correct this condition and activate Blue Link Services. |
| 5NP-T2P5P-10 | 2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Hyundai Motor America is conducting a Service Campaign to update the BMS software on certain 2017-18 Model Year Ioniq Hybrid vehicles. Service Campaign T3D provides a procedure to update the BMS ECU software. |
| 5NP-X2L9K-10 | 2018-10-15. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information related to a BMS (Battery Management System) ECU software update to revise the 12V LiOn battery system management and diagnostics. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.