Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published February 6, 2026
Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2025) Electrical Fire Risk Recall
Hyundai recalls 2025-2026 IONIQ 5 vehicles with potential high voltage battery short-circuit fire risk. Owners must have dealer inspection for free battery system repair.
Hyundai is recalling certain 2025-2026 IONIQ 5 electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from an electrical short in the high voltage battery system. This issue could cause serious injury or property damage if the short-circuit leads to a fire. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/82029-hyundai-ioniq-5-2025-electrical-fire-risk-recall.
“Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2025) Electrical Fire Risk Recall.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/82029-hyundai-ioniq-5-2025-electrical-fire-risk-recall. Based on NHTSA recall #26V068000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=26V068000).
Hyundai Motor America is recalling certain 2025-2026 IONIQ 5 and 2026 IONIQ 9 vehicles due to an electrical short in the high voltage battery system that increases the risk of a fire, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall was announced on February 6, 2026.
How to tell if you have it
Hyundai IONIQ 5, 2025-2026
Hyundai IONIQ 9, 2026
What to do
Dealers will inspect and tighten the bus bar retention bolts and replace the battery system assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.
The hazard
An electrical short in the high voltage battery system increases the risk of a fire. The high voltage battery system may contain an improperly tightened bus bar, which can cause a short-circuit.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hyundai Motor America has 193 other recalls on record since July 11, 2014. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Hyundai 2026 Ioniq 9 Recall: Rear Seat Trap Hazard (Sept. 11, 2026), the Hyundai Kona 2024-2025 Seat Belts: Crash Injury Risk (July 14, 2026), and the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid 2025: Instrument Panel Display Failure Risk (June 24, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Chrysler 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Recall: Fire Risk (Oct. 30, 2025), the Volvo EX30 (2025) Recall: High-Voltage Battery Fire Risk (Jan. 2, 2026), and the Kia EV6 (2022) Recall: Fire Risk from Battery System (Feb. 7, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your vehicle has a 2025-2026 IONIQ 5 model. The recall covers vehicles with VINs that became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 7, 2026.
Brand
Hyundai
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Hyundai Customer Service
Call 1-855-371-9460 to get your vehicle inspected and repaired free of charge.
Schedule Dealer Inspection
Dealers will inspect and tighten bus bar retention bolts and replace the battery system assembly if needed.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect and tighten the bus bar retention bolts and replace the battery system assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 3, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 294. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 7, 2026.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 56 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Hyundai
We’ve drafted a message you can send Hyundai to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 26V068000 — Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2025) Electrical Fire Risk Recall
Hello,
I own a Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2025) Electrical Fire Risk Recall that is covered by recall 26V068000 from Hyundai.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect and tighten the bus bar retention bolts and replace the battery system assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 3, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 294. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 7, 2026.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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