28 December 2021 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 16 August 2022The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a recall for 2017-2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric vehicles (2,679 vehicles) on 7 December 2021, following a Korean recall on 25 November 2021. These vehicles have the possibility of entering a “fail-safe” mode, in which an “EV Ready” lamp flashes. In this mode, overall power output and acceleration are reduced. However, in some instances, this mode can result in “a slow, unintended acceleration event” following full accelerator pedal release if a specific sequence of steps occurs: The accelerator pedal is rapidly …
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