Are you an owner of the Hyundai Kona Electric? If yes, the company wants your attention. The Indian arm of the South Korean carmaker has triggered a voluntary recall for 456 units of the EV (Electric Vehicle). All of them fall within the manufacturing period starting from April 1, 2019, and October 31, 2020. That’s 19 months end-to-end.

What’s the reason? Well, that’s a bit of suspense. In an official statement, the carmaker has said that it wants to inspect for “possible potential of certain electrical deficiencies in the high-voltage battery system”. As you’d expect, the entire process of inspection and rectification (if required) will incur no cost to the end-user. Hyundai says that it will notify owners of potentially affected vehicles in a phased manner.

There’s no online link to check whether your Kona Electric is part of the recall or not. All you can do is check whether your vehicle was manufactured between the dates mentioned above. In all probability, it will be yes as Hyundai launched the EV in question in July last year. You can get in touch with the nearest dealership to understand the way forward. It is presently unclear whether the fault has any implications on the safety of passengers.

The Hyundai Kona Electric is available with a 39.2kWh battery. That, as per ARAI findings, is enough for a maximum travel range of 452km. That’s way more any other similarly-sized EV currently available in India. Propulsion comes courtesy of a single electric motor, which put out 134bhp/395Nm. As for the charging capability, Hyundai claims that when connected to a recommended electricity feed, the Kona Electric can replenish 80 per cent of its battery in less than an hour. In India, the Kona Electric competes directly with the MG ZS EV, which went on sale in January this year and has a range of 340km.