The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) has opened a probe into sudden power-loss complaints in 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 electrical vehicles.

In a discover of the probe, the company mentioned it had acquired 30 shopper complaints alleging lack of energy in 2022 Ioniq 5 EVs, representing the primary mannequin yr of manufacturing. Many customers reported a loud pop noise, adopted by a dashboard warning gentle, previous the lack of energy, which may vary from a discount in energy to an entire loss.

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5

The NHTSA’s Workplace of Defects Investigation (ODI), which conducts security probes, was advised by Hyundai that the problems is said to the Built-in Management Charing Unit (ICCU), which regulates the move of energy from each the principle battery pack and the 12-volt battery. Over-current throughout the ICCU might harm transistors within the DC-to-DC converter, ensuing within the lack of ability to cost the 12-volt battery, preliminary findings point out.

A security probe isn’t the identical as a recall. The ODI will proceed investigating to find out the scope and severity of the issue, together with what number of automobiles are doubtlessly affected, after which a willpower of whether or not to difficulty a recall shall be made.

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5

The Ioniq 5 is already included in a single different such probe—together with almost each different EV and hybrid manufactured earlier than March 1, 2021. That is in response to a petition that seeks so as to add pedestrian-warning sounds to older automobiles. These sounds, which intention to compensate for the dearth of engine noise when driving on electrical energy, have been necessary on new vehicles for the previous two years. Investigating such a petition is extremely uncommon, however may result in older automobiles being retrofitted with noise-making gadgets.

Hyundai has already issued one recall for 2022 Ioniq 5 fashions. Together with the Kia EV6 with which it shares Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, the Ioniq 5 was recalled final yr to deal with a software program difficulty that triggered roll-away considerations. The recall encompassed 19,743 vehicles from each Hyundai and Kia.