Hyundai recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kona Electric and 2024-2026 Kona vehicles. The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.
What could happen
A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Hyundai Kona 2024–2026
- Hyundai Kona Electric 2024–2025
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 26V452000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Hyundai Motor America
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 14, 2026
- Owners notified
- Sep 2, 2026
- Vehicles or items affected
- 47,787
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Seat belts › Rear/other › Buckle assembly
- Maker's own recall number
- 306
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Hyundai recall: Steering Feb 5, 2026
- Hyundai recall: Electrical system Jan 26, 2026
- Hyundai recall: Engine and engine cooling May 1, 2024
- Hyundai recall: Electrical system Dec 26, 2023
- Hyundai recall: Seat belts Sep 22, 2023
- Hyundai recall: Power train Jul 27, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.