Hyundai Recalls All 1,619 Elexio EVs in Australia Over Sudden Braking — Fix Months Away

Hyundai Motor Company Australia has recalled every Elexio it has delivered, plus the stock still waiting for buyers. That is 1,619 cars. The Elexio is the first Chinese-developed and Chinese-built Hyundai sold in Australia, and the fault sits in its Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist system, the automatic emergency braking that is meant to stop the car before a crash. The system can brake hard when braking is not necessary, which could put drivers at risk of being hit from behind.

Hyundai announced the recall on November 9 and said the official notice would appear on the Department of Infrastructure vehicle recalls website that week. Deliveries of new Elexio vehicles have been paused, and a loan car is offered through an authorised Hyundai dealer. The fix needs replacement hardware and new software, and Hyundai puts the fix at February 2027. The customer information sheet states the timing plainly: February 2027 is the estimated timing, and the timeline is subject to review. From the November 9 announcement to February 1 is 84 days, or 12 weeks.

The recall covers every Chinese-built Elexio delivered locally and every car still in stock, built between October 10, 2025 and August 25, 2026. Hyundai records 944 Elexios delivered to Australian customers from launch to the end of October 2026, which is 58.3 percent of the recalled cars. The Elexio competes in the mid-size electric SUV segment against the Tesla Model Y, BYD Sealion 7 and Kia EV5, and Australia is the first right-hand-drive export market for the car, with customer deliveries beginning early in 2026. This is the second Hyundai recall this year over a forward collision system that brakes when it should not: Hyundai recalled 36,496 current-generation Tucson SUVs earlier in the year, with the notice published on May 29 under campaign 61D154.