Hyundai Electrical System: Fuel Cell

Hyundai is recalling about 922 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A hydrogen gas leak can increase the risk of a fire while parked or driving.

Campaign
22V258000
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Reported
14 April 2022
Vehicles
922
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 August 2022
Repaired
79%
Unrepaired
113

Safety advisories

Park outside and away from buildings

Affected vehicles carry a fire risk that can occur while parked, even with the engine off. Park away from structures and other vehicles until the recall repair has been completed.

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2019-2021 Hyundai Nexo

Repair progress

113 of 922 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2024.

79% repaired — 732 of 922 reported

Owners not reachable
3
Scrapped or exported
74

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 2019-2021 Nexo vehicles. The hydrogen gas detection sensors may fail to detect leaks in the hydrogen gas delivery system.

What could happen

A hydrogen gas leak can increase the risk of a fire while parked or driving.

What gets fixed

Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed. Dealers will replace the hydrogen gas detection sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 12, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Hydrogen Sensor35905-M5000Sensor for detection hydrogen gas concentration

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA14 April 2022
  2. Owners notified12 August 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2024 — 79% 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 14 April 2022.

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 225.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
225
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.nhtsa.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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