Park outside, charge to 80%: two fire recalls without a fix yet
One is a seat motor that can overheat, the other a high-voltage battery. In both cases the repair is not ready, so owners are being told how to live with the risk until it is.
Genesis G80 and Hyundai Genesis: park outdoors
Hyundai filed recall 26V-664 on 8 October 2026 for 94,622 cars: the 2015–2016 Hyundai Genesis and the 2017–2020 Genesis G80. A front power-seat switch can stick, keeping the seat motor running until it overheats, and that can start a fire whether the car is parked or moving.
The repair is still being developed. Until it is done, owners are told to park outdoors and away from other vehicles and buildings. Letters are due on 7 December 2026; VINs have been searchable at NHTSA since 13 October. Hyundai customer service: 1-855-371-9460; Genesis: 844-340-9741.
The complaint file barely shows it: seven complaints on these cars concern the seats or seat motors, two of them fires. That is typical of the defects that end in park-outside advice, which are rare per car and severe when they happen. Records by year: 2015 Hyundai Genesis, 2017 Genesis G80, 2018 Genesis G80.
Volkswagen ID.4: stop charging at 80%
Volkswagen filed recall 26V-630 on 30 September 2026 for 22,524 ID.4 electric SUVs from the 2023 to 2026 model years. The high-voltage battery may fail and catch fire. The repair is in development; until then owners should charge to no more than 80% of capacity. Interim letters are due on 27 November. Volkswagen customer service: 1-800-893-5298.
Eleven complaints on 2023–2026 ID.4s describe a fire, six of them filed this year. Most of the model's record sits on the first year: the 2023 ID.4 has 462 complaints on file, against 50 for the 2024.
Both cars
Park-outside and do-not-drive warnings are the rarest kind of recall: of the campaigns filed between 1 September and 9 October, three carried one, and the Genesis is the only passenger car among them. Our do-not-drive list keeps every one on file. Check a specific car through the VIN lookup or nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Sources
Complaint and recall figures from NHTSA files of 15 October 2026 (complaints) and 9 October 2026 (recalls). Complaints are unverified reports by owners. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.