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NHTSA : 26V452000

Campaign Details

Component: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

Defect Description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Kona Electric and 2026 Kona vehicles. The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.

Consequence / Hazard

A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.

Proposed Solution

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 are expected to be mailed September 11, 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.

🚗 Affected Vehicles2

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.