Hyundai Australia has recalled a total of 8,466 cars in two separate recalls – for the 2022-2022 Santa Fe SUV, Kona N SUV, i30 N sedan and hatch and Sonata N-Line sedan – due to a transmission software error that could shut off the engine Energy.

There are two recall notices, but they relate to the same error, with the cars being built at different Hyundai plants.

The Hyundai i30 N Hot Hatch is manufactured in the Czech Republic, while the Hyundai i30 N Sedan is built in Ulsan, South Korea.

The largest number of vehicles involved in the recall is the Hyundai Santa Fe family SUV.

“We have had three reported incidents in Australia but there have been no accidents or injuries,” said a spokesman for Hyundai Australia drive.

the recall notificationsfiled with the Department of Infrastructure, say, “Due to a programming issue, the ‘fail-safe’ drive mode may not respond as intended when certain transmission errors are detected.

“Under certain driving conditions, the vehicle’s fail-safe mode may activate, resulting in reduced acceleration followed by a loss of motive power.

“A loss of driving power when driving at high speed could increase the risk of an accident. This could potentially result in injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.”

A full list of vehicle identification numbers for the 7237 South Korean-built vehicles involved in the recall can be found here herewith the 1229 from the Czech Republic here.

“We are in contact with the owners. It’s a software fix, so it should be a fairly quick job that will take around 20 to 30 minutes in the shop,” the Hyundai spokesman said

Owners can contact Hyundai Australia via click hereor contact the car manufacturer’s customer service center on 1800 186306.