{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 18V166 (175): 2016-2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v166/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V166 (Hyundai): If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasin...",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid, model years 2016 to 2018. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 12 March 2018. 2,840 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a Voltage Protection Device (VPD), designed to protect the high voltage battery module, that may activate inadvertently. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 175. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V166 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V166 Hyundai Motor America Hybrid Propulsion System 12 March 2018 2016-2018 HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG-IN HYBRID If the VPD activates while the vehicle is being operated in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode, there may be a loss of power, increasing the risk of a ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:36:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 18V166 (175): 2016-2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v166/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}