2022 GENESIS GV70 — Complaint #2125062
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR filed August 28, 2025
NHTSA complaint #2125062 (ODI reference 11683735) concerns a 2022 GENESIS GV70 and was filed on August 28, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on August 27, 2025. The vehicle had 62,308 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Georgia based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same GENESIS GV70 cohort independently describe similar electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2022 GENESIS GV70 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2022 Genesis GV70. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the shoulder of the road. The contact stated that at that point, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed, and determined that an unknown software update was needed. The software update was performed. The contact was then informed that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced. The dealer later determined that the battery did not need to be replaced. The contact was informed that, after further diagnostic testing and inspection, the failure was due to an alternator wiring harness failure. The contact was informed that the alternator wiring harness was burned. The contact was informed that it was an unusual failure. The contact was informed that the alternator wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer w
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2125062 |
| ODI Number | 11683735 |
| Date Filed | August 28, 2025 |
| Failure Date | August 27, 2025 |
| VIN | KMUMADTB1NU |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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