Vehicle owners have been told to take steps after the issue was discovered.

11:04, Wed, Jun 4, 2025 | UPDATED: 11:05, Wed, Jun 4, 2025

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Nearly 100,000 cars are thought to be affected (Image: Getty)

A major car manufacturer has announced the recall of 99,256 vehicles in Russia as they could burst into flames. It is possible that a short circuiting in the ABS block module may lead to a fire outbreak in the engine compartment of Hyundai models, the Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology, Rosstandart, said on Friday. The warning includes Grandeur, Genesis Coupe, Grand Santa Fe, Veloster, i40, Solaris, and SantaFe models sold from 2010 to 2015, according to the Russian news service TASS.

"The recall extends to 99,256 Hyundai Grandeur, Genesis Coupe, Grand Santa Fe, Veloster, i40, Solaris, and SantaFe automobiles sold in the period from 2010 to 2015 with VINs according to the appendix," officials said. "The reason for recalling motor vehicles: short circuiting may rarely occur in the HECU module (ABS unit), which may increase the risk of fire outbreak in the engine compartment."

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Hyundai has issued a warning about some of its cars in Russia (Image: Getty)

A multi-fuse will be replaced in all the affected motor vehicles, and the work will be free of charge for vehicle owners, the agency added.

According to Russian newspaper Izvestia, the Lada 2107 sedan became the most popular used passenger car model in April 2025.

Best Selling Cars Blog reports that, in the Russian model charts, the Lada Granta (-33.2%) and Vesta (-46.5%) were "firmly on top" in April, with 12.7% and 7% share respectively.

The Haval Jolion (+9.7%) was the best of the rest, while the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max (-5.7%), Lada Niva Travel (-38%) and Niva Legend (-34.7%) were also ranked highly.

The Belgee X50 also reappeared inside the Top 10 at number eight, the name's best ever ranking in Russia, also recorded in May 2024.

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Experts from the AUTOSTAT agency say that 91,200 new passenger cars were sold in Russia in May 2025 - 28.3% less than a year ago.

Specialists also noted that the auto market fell below the 100,000 mark at the end of spring after, in April, exceeding it for the first time this year, at 102,100 thousand units.

But the May figure was 10.7% worse than April. This is "largely explained by the number of working days" in the month, it is claimed.