Hundreds Of Thousands Of Hyundai And Kia And Genesis EVs Withdrawn In South Korea, This Is Hyundai Indonesia's Response

Hyundai, Kia and Genesis will reportedly make a recall of around 170,000 electric vehicles (EV) in the country of Ginseng.

As previously reported by VOI, the reason behind this recall is the problem with software in charging systems, as revealed by the local Ministry of Transportation or the problem of battery systems was found, the model was affected using the e-GMP platform.

In detail, the models to be recalled from the market are Hyundai IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, Genesis GV60, GV 70, G80 and Kia EV6, as reported by Reuters, March 15.

Responding to this, reported ANTARA, Thursday, March 21, Chief Operating Officer of PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia (HMID) Fransiscus Soerjopranoto admitted that he had not received any news from Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) in South Korea regarding the impact in Indonesia.

"We are still waiting for an official notification from HMC, later when there is official news, we can only give it, until now we have not received the news, whether in Indonesia it has received it, there has been an impact, or including the recall, we also do not know," he said as quoted at a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday night, March 20.

IONIQ 6, and one of the best-selling electric cars in the country, IONIQ 5, which is currently circulating, according to Fransiscus, is still under warranty, considering that both were launched recently. He also guaranteed responsibility if the problem had an impact on Indonesia.

"What is clear is that the IONIQ 5 was introduced in Indonesia in 2022, it is still a warranty period. IONIQ 6 is also the same, we just introduced it in August 2023. So everything is still under vehicle guarantee period, and the battery is still longer. Don't worry about consumers, we will handle it if there are things like that," concluded Fransiscus.

Not only in South Korea, Hyundai will also recall the vehicle in the main electric car market such as North America and Europe. If the total number of vehicles withdrawn is estimated to reach 500 thousand units.

Withdrawals have been confirmed for models of electric vehicles equipped with ICCUs, including Kia EV6 and other models using ICCUs from the same manufacturer as IONIQ 5.

The ICCU is responsible for managing electric vehicle power and controlling batteries. If there is a problem with the ICU, the electric car may not be turned on, the battery may not be able to charge the battery to the full.