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Hyundai Ioniq Electric Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, across 3 model years from 2017 to 2020. The 2017 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Model years
3

2017–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2017

2 recalls

Owner complaints
24

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Ioniq Electric across 4 model years; the most, 9, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Hyundai Ioniq Electric complaints (13%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Hyundai Ioniq Electric model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 14 complaints), then the service brakes (7).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Ioniq Electric in 2020: 7, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Ioniq Electric is electrical system: propulsion system: charging: module: onboard (obcm), in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Hyundai Ioniq Electric recall, 21V944000, was reported on December 7, 2021 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: charging: module: onboard (obcm).

Hyundai Ioniq Electric years to avoid

Too few Hyundai Ioniq Electric model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2021021not ranked
2020176not ranked
2019165not ranked
2017296not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Ioniq Electric years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Ioniq Electric

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:MODULE:ONBOARD (OBCM)2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY1
  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM1

Hyundai Ioniq Electric model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Hyundai Ioniq Electric recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V944000December 7, 2021electrical system: propulsion system: charging: module: onboard (obcm)2017, 2019crash2,679
21V127000March 1, 2021electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020firepark outside4,696
17V532000August 28, 2017hybrid propulsion system2017crash218

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Ioniq Electric. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: July 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted