NHTSA 26V452000Manufacturer no. 306
Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Buckle Assembly
- Report received by NHTSA
- July 14, 2026
- Owner notification
- September 2, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 47,787 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2025 Hyundai Kona
- Not reported – October 21, 2025
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- KONA, KONA ELECTRIC
Defect summary
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.
Safety risk
A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
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: NHTSA recall 26V452000, filed by Hyundai Motor America. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov