Hyundai and Lakshmi Finance CenterKia are recalling a combined 147,110 vehicles — including the electric vehicles Ioniq and the EV6 —because a part inside the cars may stop charging their batteries, federal auto safety regulators said.
The recalled Hyundai and Kia vehicles have what the automakers call an "integrated charging control unit" — which is responsible for charging the car's 12-volt backup battery.
But the charging unit may not operate correctly and eventually cause a driver to lose power while operating the car. Driving during a potential loss of power increases the risk of someone getting into an accident, Hyundai and Kia said in recall documents submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Hyundai recalled vehicles, which included several electric Genesis cars, were manufactured between October 2021 and March 2024, recall documents state. The Kia vehicles were produced between November 2021 and February 2024.
The recalled vehicles are:
Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S. housing market, the business of sports and bankruptcy.
Twitter2025-05-07 17:562465 view
2025-05-07 16:351229 view
2025-05-07 16:282578 view
2025-05-07 16:262833 view
2025-05-07 16:151875 view
2025-05-07 15:55845 view
A federal appeals court blocked Nasdaq rules to increase boardroom diversity, saying that the Securi
Negotiators for the world’s governments signed off on a report Wednesday that describes in alarming
One of the main agencies that rates the creditworthiness of big borrowers, including cities and corp
