diff --git a/selfdrive/car/hyundai/values.py b/selfdrive/car/hyundai/values.py
index 5b63888b6..1b55bde3d 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/hyundai/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/hyundai/values.py
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ HYBRID_CAR = {CAR.IONIQ_PHEV, CAR.ELANTRA_HEV_2021, CAR.KIA_NIRO_HEV, CAR.KIA_NI
 EV_CAR = {CAR.IONIQ_EV_2020, CAR.IONIQ_EV_LTD, CAR.KONA_EV, CAR.KIA_NIRO_EV}
 
 # these cars require a special panda safety mode due to missing counters and checksums in the messages
-LEGACY_SAFETY_MODE_CAR = {CAR.HYUNDAI_GENESIS, CAR.IONIQ_EV_2020, CAR.IONIQ_EV_LTD, CAR.IONIQ_PHEV, CAR.IONIQ, CAR.KONA_EV, CAR.KIA_SORENTO, CAR.SONATA_LF, CAR.KIA_NIRO_EV, CAR.KIA_OPTIMA, CAR.VELOSTER, CAR.KIA_STINGER, CAR.GENESIS_G70, CAR.GENESIS_G80, CAR.KIA_CEED, CAR.ELANTRA, CAR.IONIQ_HEV_2022}
+LEGACY_SAFETY_MODE_CAR = {CAR.HYUNDAI_GENESIS, CAR.IONIQ_EV_2020, CAR.IONIQ_EV_LTD, CAR.IONIQ_PHEV, CAR.IONIQ, CAR.KONA_EV, CAR.KIA_SORENTO, CAR.SONATA_LF, CAR.KIA_OPTIMA, CAR.VELOSTER, CAR.KIA_STINGER, CAR.GENESIS_G70, CAR.GENESIS_G80, CAR.KIA_CEED, CAR.ELANTRA, CAR.IONIQ_HEV_2022}
 
 # If 0x500 is present on bus 1 it probably has a Mando radar outputting radar points.
 # If no points are outputted by default it might be possible to turn it on using  selfdrive/debug/hyundai_enable_radar_points.py
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ DBC = {
   CAR.IONIQ_HEV_2022: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', None),
   CAR.KIA_FORTE: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', None),
   CAR.KIA_K5_2021: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', None),
-  CAR.KIA_NIRO_EV: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', None),
+  CAR.KIA_NIRO_EV: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', 'hyundai_kia_mando_front_radar'),
   CAR.KIA_NIRO_HEV: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', 'hyundai_kia_mando_front_radar'),
   CAR.KIA_NIRO_HEV_2021: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', None),
   CAR.KIA_OPTIMA: dbc_dict('hyundai_kia_generic', None),