Battery replacements are starting

For the record, I just had my 2019 Kona EV's battery replaced today (July 14, 2021). I was told the battery was an upgrade, but did not tell me what that really meant (i.e., more miles/charge, etc.). The process was took about 5 hours to complete. I will keep you posted should I discover any surprises (good or bad) with this new battery.

 

Looking up in the U.S. maybe. Still just rumours North of the border as far as I can tell.

 

It's rather impressive that Hyundai has got to this point considering the huge number of batteries they have committed to replace. It's only eight months and they are sourcing the batteries, getting them shipped across the ocean and through the congested ports. Then they have to get to the dealers who would not have been expecting the workload and seem to be in differing states of readiness. They've been getting the bricked vehicles back running first. While my car was bricked I was thinking through the steps it would take to get a battery to the car and installed, and even though it took several months I was pleasantly surprised it was such a short time. From some of the comments here it's clear that in some places owners are not receiving the information they expect, and this has created uncertainty, but as electriceddy says the cards are falling into place.

 

Were people here contacted by their dealership or did you initiate the request? After the previous recalls, my dealer said they will contact me. I was going to try buyback initially but Hyundai never got back to me about my case. With multiple requests/calls.

 

I contacted my dealer after reading comments in this thread about others doing the same and getting things moving.

 

This makes Hyundai look good with their decision to replace batteries.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/gm-warns-some-bolt-ev-owners-dont-park-them-inside-or-charge-them-unattended-overnight.html

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/consumer-alert-important-chevrolet-bolt-recall-fire-risk

GM's decision to rely on just a software update to stop the fires is not working out too well.

 

1. True, but let's not forget that Hyundai also tried (and is still trying) to make a software fix work.
2. Saying you will replace batteries and actually doing it are very different things.

I'm not prepared to dole out my limited supply of goodwill to them yet.

 

Sorry for the crosspost but I don't know if everyone follows all threads. Yesterday I took my 2019 Kona SEL to the dealer for recall 200 and was told I don't need a new battery. They changed the max charge to 100%. I'm in the US.

 

From how I understand it, all dealers need to perform a traction battery check (several hours), and crossmatch your battery to Hyundai's database to determine if you have an affected battery.

In some cases, another software update has been applied to some cars.

If you don't trust your dealer, you can try taking it to another dealer to get a second opinion....not sure if that can be done once the first dealer closes your recall. You need to call to ask.

 

I got the same results. They checked the label on the battery and determined it was not necessary to be replaced. Recall was closed out. Max charge 100% back again.

 

Yesterday, I took my 2019 Ultima to the dealer. They checked the battery and determined I need a new battery and ordered it. I was told it may take several weeks to receive the battery. The car has 6000 miles on it. Max charge remains at 80% for now.
While there, I checked on when they expected more info on the 22 Iconiq 5. They said they did not expect it until winter ?

New Jersey

 

Good battery label, passed inspection by dealer. Recall 200 is closed out.

https://insideevsforum.com/community/index.php?attachments/battery-label_100840-jpg.12466/

 

The same thing happened to me. In Northern New Jersey, 2019 SEL.

 

And did they give you a reason for your exclusion?

 

I got my battery replacement done yesterday. The whole process went smoothly, as far as I could tell. The dealer got me a loaner, but they finished in about 6 hours. They said it was their first time doing the battery replacement. New battery charged to 100% overnight, indicated 266 miles of range.

I'll attach photos of the old and new battery labels. For some reason there were no identifying numbers on my old battery label. Maybe lost in two Vermont winters? I did find what looked like a serial number stamped on the old battery.

 

So it's July 27th and the battery was manufactured on March 10th. Seems like Hyundai is in no rush. Like we didn't know that already.