The risk
A faulty thermal safety valve in the hydrogen tank may cause hydrogen to leak. The leaking hydrogen may ignite and increase the risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: 22/09/2026
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire alerts in 2026
79 of the 311 motor vehicle alerts published in 2026 concerned the same risk.
| SR/03006/26 23 Oct 2026 | Peugeot 208 V2 - ICE, MHEV |
| SR/02849/26 16 Oct 2026 | Renault |
| SR/02824/26 9 Oct 2026 | Ford Transit Custom |
| SR/02608/26 25 Sept 2026 | Land Rover Defender, Discovery |
| SR/02525/26 18 Sept 2026 | Bmw 3 series, 5 series, 7 series |
| OR/00111/26 28 Aug 2026 | TEMSA HD12, HD13, Safir |
| SR/02352/26 28 Aug 2026 | Jeep Jeep Compass |
| SR/02353/26 28 Aug 2026 | DS automobiles DS8 |
Who notified alerts in 2026
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 149 |
| France | 119 |
| Belgium | 20 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2026
More Hyundai alerts
95 EU Safety Gate alerts for Hyundai since 2007; the most were issued in 2024 (13).
| Ioniq6 (ce) Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| Santa fe (mx5 hev) Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| I30 & i30N (PDe & PDeN) Injuries | Aug 2026 |
| I20 (gb) Injuries | Jun 2026 |
| Ioniq ev Fire, Injuries | Jun 2026 |
| Kona Fire | Apr 2026 |
| I10 (AC3) Injuries | Mar 2026 |
| Ioniq 6 Injuries | Jan 2026 |