Hyundai Recalls 170,000 EVs for Charging Software Defects

Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 170,000 electric vehicles due to software failures in their charging control systems—the devices that manage power delivery from public chargers to the battery. The defects prevent charging or cause unpredictable behavior. The scope across multiple brands and model years suggests the issue runs deeper than isolated model problems, pointing to systemic vulnerabilities in how the parent company architected charging software.