Overview
- Regulatory data show 104,011 vehicles worldwide, including 13,523 in Germany, built from January 24, 2018 to July 15, 2023.
- A faulty battery-monitoring program may fail to detect early thermal instability in the high-voltage pack, increasing fire risk.
- Workshops will install an updated battery-management system designed to identify cell voltage differences at an earlier stage.
- Vehicles that show abnormalities during checks will receive precautionary replacement of the entire high-voltage battery.
- The action covers only the first-generation Kona Electric, the 2023 redesign is excluded, and Hyundai has not specified which battery variants or build locations are affected, with unconfirmed forum claims pointing to Korea-built units.