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2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

fire · 2124200 · 2025-08-26

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON HYBRID
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Miles at failure
800

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owned a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the rear of the passenger seat caught fire. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The fire was extinguished twice by the Fire Department since the fire reignited after the first time the fire was extinguished. A fire report was filed, and a report number was provided. The cause of the failure was determined to be a lithium battery failure. A police report was also filed. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 800.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11683137
Machine
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