What is the "final" fix for the battery fire recall?

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Ronny said:
My car manufactured 2019/06/19 has a WHITE label with the date: 2019/06/13. Hard to believe the battery was made only 6 days before the car.
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My battery date is April 22, 2020 and my manufacturer date is May 13, 2020. I would guess the battery is one of the last elements to be installed (right before they put in the new car smell) so if they are being efficient and managing their inventory well, it doesn't surprise me that they would be close together....
 
Ronny said:
My car manufactured 2019/06/19 has a WHITE label with the date: 2019/06/13. Hard to believe the battery was made only 6 days before the car.
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It is possible that Hyundai did not stop assembling Konas, even being aware of a short term battery shortage? Maybe your car was already in the assembly queue and was built and was waiting for a battery? Maybe the car and the battery were both built in South Korea?
 
Lars said:
It is possible that Hyundai did not stop assembling Konas, even being aware of a short term battery shortage? Maybe your car was already in the assembly queue and was built and was waiting for a battery? Maybe the car and the battery were both built in South Korea?
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Yes, I believe both were built in SK.
 
I noticed on the battery label that both the Hyuandai & Kia logos are there.
Does that mean the Niro and the Soul have the same problem??
 
henrymouni said:
I noticed on the battery label that both the Hyuandai & Kia logos are there.
Does that mean the Niro and the Soul have the same problem??
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Kia has been exclusively been supplied by SK so no. I am not aware any Kia EV related fires.
 
I wonder how long this whole recall will take.. I'm guessing like 5 years? Maybe like 1-2 years before it gets to the USA?
 
I would suspect that they have been planning this since they came across the problem, and have stockpiled batteries?
With the danger of fires, I don't think they can afford to hang around.
 
henrymouni said:
I would suspect that they have been planning this since they came across the problem, and have stockpiled batteries?
With the danger of fires, I don't think they can afford to hang around.
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Given how expensive the batteries are, I would be very surprised if they are stockpiled. I suspect they are produced as they are ordered.
 
Ronny said:
Given how expensive the batteries are, I would be very surprised if they are stockpiled. I suspect they are produced as they are ordered.
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Actually the reverse... ordered ahead of production to hopefully meet the demand. Until battery manufacturing catches up, which will probably never happen (in the immediate future), it will become more of an issue and may actually increase the cost particularly in a replacement scenario such as this one.;)
 
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Ronny said:
Given how expensive the batteries are, I would be very surprised if they are stockpiled. I suspect they are produced as they are ordered.
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Normally battery production would be synchronised to car production, just ahead of production time.
But that is from one location to another.
This is bulk shipping to many countries, and should be done quickly, not drip fed?
The delay from the discovery of the problem, until the announcement, would have allowed them to build up stocks.
Hyundai seem like a savvy company, whose main interests still rest with ICE and Hybrid production.
it will be interesting to see how they handle it.
 
I asked Cars UK what changed in March 2020:-
"Cars UK says

MARCH 11, 2021 AT 2:20 PM

As far as we can work out, the March 2020 date coincides with Kona Electric production from the Czech Republic instead of South Korea, and the switch to SK batteries for that production instead of the LG ones used before then."
 
MSimpsonNJ said:
My battery date is April 22, 2020 and my manufacturer date is May 13, 2020. I would guess the battery is one of the last elements to be installed (right before they put in the new car smell) so if they are being efficient and managing their inventory well, it doesn't surprise me that they would be close together....
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Can you tell me where the car manufacturing date label is in the Kona EV?
I have looked 'everywhere':( as my wife says when she loses an earring!:)
 
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