Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 20,000 Ioniq 5s, EV6s

Hyundai and Kia are recalling almost 20,000 of their latest electrical autos. The issue impacts the spectacular Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, a pair of EVs constructed utilizing the Korean OEMs’ new E-GMP platform.

Particularly, the difficulty is to do with the EVs’ parking brake perform. If a voltage fluctuation happens whereas the automobile is parked and turned off, a command sign from the shifter management unit may disengage the parking pawl, doubtlessly permitting the automotive to roll away.

The problem was recognized by the automakers in Korea; Hyundai says that it obtained 4 claims of Ioniq 5s being affected.

The recall impacts 9,014 Kia EV6s, and 10,729 Hyundai Ioniq 5s, and house owners are suggested to make use of the digital parking brake when parking their autos slightly than simply turning them off and strolling away. Homeowners of affected autos shall be contacted by the automakers to schedule the software program repair.

Tesla suffered the same downside in 2017, having to recall 53,000 Fashions S and X in-built 2016.