Hyundai Hybrid Propulsion System

Hyundai is recalling about 10,156 vehicles over a problem with the hybrid propulsion system. An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V260000
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Reported
24 April 2018
Vehicles
10,156
Built between
Nov 2016 – Sep 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 June 2018
Repaired
89%
Unrepaired
520

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2016 and September 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Hyundai Ioniq HybridBuilt November 2016 to September 2017

Repair progress

520 of 10,156 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.

89% repaired — 9,059 of 10,156 reported

Owners not reachable
289
Scrapped or exported
288

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid vehicles. The Hydraulic Clutch Actuator (HCA) inner oil seal may leak, allowing oil to accumulate in the cap area, possibly resulting in an electrical short.

What could happen

An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the HCA caps for leaked oil and replace the HCA assembly if needed, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 20, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2016 to September 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 April 2018
  3. Owners notified18 June 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 89% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 April 2018.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 176.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
176
Recalling manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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