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The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.","consequence":"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 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.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"306","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V308000","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2024-05-01","owner_notified":"2024-06-28","units":13511,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Elantra, Venue, and Kona vehicles.  An electrical short circuit may occur in the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve assembly, which can result in a loss of drive power.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 28, 2024.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 260.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"260","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V901000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2023-12-26","owner_notified":"2024-02-22","units":10984,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Kona vehicles.  The 12-Volt battery cables may chafe against the engine control module bracket and short circuit during a crash.","consequence":"A short circuit increases the risk of an engine compartment fire.","remedy":"Dealers will install sheathing over the wiring, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 22, 2024.  Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.  Hyundai's number for this recall is 252.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"252","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"23V650000","component":"SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR","mfr":"Hyundai Motor America","reported":"2023-09-22","owner_notified":"2023-11-21","units":2354,"summary":"Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Kona vehicles.  The seat belt assemblies in the right and left rear seats may not function properly.  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Hyundai's number for this recall is 250.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"250","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":61,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":65,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",43],["Forward Collision Avoidance",12],["Engine",10],["Exterior Lighting",7],["Steering",6],["Service Brakes",6]],"by_year":{"2023":2,"2024":23,"2025":22,"2026":18},"excerpts":[["2025-08-28","Electrical System","While driving the instrument panel, headlights and infotainment screen all went black. Has happened multiple times but difficult to replicate. Vehicles head lights turned off while driving in the early morning (dark) but turned back on within a second or two. No warnings, no lights, no errors."],["2025-08-05","Electrical System","Hyundai engages emergency parking brake EPB) automatically when in parked on an incline. The EPB will disengage under normal operation if all doors are closed. If doors are open, EPB will not disengage. If going from park to drive, this is not a problem. However, if in drive, traveling with trunk open for oversized car\u2026"],["2025-07-31","Seats","On June 5, 2025 I picked up a passenger who couldn't sit in the passenger seat because the headrest is canted at an unsafe angle so the passenger looks down and cannot look straight through the windshield. 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