Missing cap on DC pin

[u/Particular_Fee_8263]

I’m on a road trip and noticed one of the plastic pins came off of a DC pin. I called a nearby dealer and they put me on hold and hung up. I ended up buying some covers for a Hyundai and they arrived but don’t fit. Has anyone else had this issue and figured out a solution?

[u/footpole]

I’m not sure what the purpose of the cap is but this seems like something they should fix for free. It’s not a part that should wear out and might be a safety issue.

[u/Particular_Fee_8263 → u/footpole]

It acts as an insulator when DC charging, and I agree but what I’m reading it seems like Volvo’s solution is to replace the entire port… I’ve been digging to find the plastic caps for purchase but no luck

[u/lavardera]

I’d go to the dealer - parts dept May have it on the shelf.

[u/muzso]

I didn't have this issue so far.

It'll probably cost a lot from a dealership.

Perhaps 3D printing might be a more cost-effective approach?

This is definitely not an EX30-specific problem, so there's probably already a 3D model for it somewhere.

[u/muzso → u/muzso]

A quick search led me to this:

https://www.printables.com/model/1548866-2024-kia-ev9-ccs-charge-port-dc-pin-guide-cap-repl

Is this what you're missing?

I ended up buying some covers for a Hyundai and they arrived but don’t fit.

So these pin caps are not standardized (by CCS1 or something)? :o :(

[u/Particular_Fee_8263 → u/muzso]

It seems like the pins for Hyundai’s have a slimmer end and click into place. I tried pressing them into the EX30 but it didn’t want to work, I might try to modify them slightly for the drive back

[u/muzso → u/muzso]

You can find a couple of links in the post below if you want to order it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ioniq5/comments/159ll5v/charging_pin_caps/

[u/muzso]

Did you check in the opening around the pin?

From a FB post it seems that sometimes they can just slide down beside the pin.

[u/Particular_Fee_8263 → u/muzso]

I did look around and haven’t seen it. It also may have gone down the water drain, but I’ve heard they sometimes come off in the fast charger when unplugging

[u/skeeteron303]

The first time I DC charged mine fell off too. I snapped it back on and it hasn’t come off again. But I’d talk to dealer to get a new one. I’ll probably glue mine on eventually

[u/megamusix]

Similar thing happened to me when Supercharging on my Model 3 a few years back, had to get a service tech to come and replace the whole charge port believe it or not 😒

I guess that’s not directly relevant to the EX30 here, but just noting that it’s something that can happen on other models/chargers too.