{"id":82709,"date":"2026-07-11T13:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T13:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/82709\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T13:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T13:22:14","slug":"hyundai-and-kia-tell-14-ev-owners-to-park-away-from-their-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/82709\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai And Kia Tell 14 EV Owners To Park Away From Their Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The two Korean automakers have issued recalls over defective SK On battery cells that could increase the risk of a fire <\/p>\n

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Misaligned battery electrodes can create an internal short circuit.<\/p>\n

Hyundai and Kia both sourced affected battery cells from SK On.<\/p>\n

Owners are also advised to charge the batteries up to 80 percent.<\/p>\n

Battery fires rank among the worst things that can befall an everyday motorist. Kia<\/a> and Hyundai have each just issued a fresh recall tied to exactly that danger. Both companies say misaligned electrodes can create an internal short and start a fire in the affected cars. The two campaigns cover just 14 vehicles in total, but every owner still needs to park outside until the problem is fixed.<\/p>\n

Hyundai<\/a> says six Ioniq 5 models from the 2023 and 2024 model years may carry high-voltage battery cells with these skewed electrodes. The automaker warns the defect could eventually spark a blaze whether the car is parked or on the move.<\/p>\n

More: Fuel Leaks Spark Recall Of Nearly A Quarter Million Kia And Genesis Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n

Kia\u2019s recall identifies the same root cause. According to documents filed with the NHTSA, the supplier, SK On Co, blames a quality deviation for the problem. The automaker says the issue affects seven 2022-2024MY EV6s and a lone 2024MY EV9 SUV.<\/p>\n


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Hyundai has not yet detailed its repair procedure. The normal NHTSA<\/a> documentation isn\u2019t viewable as of this writing, but Kia will replace the entire high-voltage battery pack with one containing properly aligned battery cells. We expect Hyundai will do the same thing given that the issue is basically identical and from the same supplier.<\/p>\n

Until that work is completed, the automaker is instructing owners to limit charging to 80 percent and park their vehicles outdoors and away from structures as a precaution. While it\u2019s not explicitly stated in the recall, it probably wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea to park away from other vehicles even when outside and away from structures.<\/p>\n

Much like the recall of nearly half a million Tellurides<\/a> we reported on earlier today, dealer notification letters for this recall went out on July 6. Owner notification correspondence will go out on August 7.<\/p>\n


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