We do not collect your VIN. A model-year match does not establish whether your individual vehicle is affected or has been repaired. Snapshot through 2026-10-11.
Results are official records from named sources. Coverage is incomplete. Match the exact model, batch and market, and confirm the latest instructions with the official source. A missing result is not a safety clearance.
NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-10-11; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
What this means
The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Hyundai Kona”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
What this does not mean
Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Official action: The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 28, 2026.
A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.
Official action: Dealers will inspect and replace the front steering knuckles, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 5, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 295. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 7, 2026.
A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.
Official action: Passengers are advised not to use the rear center seat until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 306. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 15, 2026.
Source snapshots: recall files 4 October 2026; complaint file 3 October 2026; investigation file 29 September 2026. Individually labelled archived records retain their older date.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
Model year
Complaints
Crash flags
Fire flags
Injuries / deaths reported
Most common components
2026
15
2
0
4 / 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); SERVICE BRAKES (2)
2025
51
3
0
7 / 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (7); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (6); POWER TRAIN (4)
2024
73
9
0
11 / 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (25); STEERING (7); ENGINE (6)
2023
44
2
0
5 / 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER (11); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (8); POWER TRAIN (5)
2022
58
1
0
0 / 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (15); ENGINE (15); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (14)
2021
75
0
2
0 / 0
ENGINE (41); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (9); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (5)
2020
75
2
2
2 / 0
ENGINE (38); POWER TRAIN (12); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (5)
2019
105
5
0
10 / 0
ENGINE (63); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (7); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (6)
2018
48
0
1
1 / 0
ENGINE (27); POWER TRAIN (6); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (6)
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallRecall excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.
