The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Hyundai Kona: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Hyundai reported 84 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Kona, model years 2018–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37,506 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 69,667 | 24 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 71,888 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 75,847 | 15 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 79,970 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 85,744 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 86,754 | 14 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 77,928 | 6.4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 32 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 9 | 0 |
| Steering System | 8 | 0 |
| Fire | 6 | 1 |
| Forward Collision | 6 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 6 | 0 |
| Power Train | 5 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Wheels | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 1 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Hyundai Kona puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Hyundai Kona, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-20 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-19 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 3 | Forward Collision | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-07 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-12 | 2024 | CO | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-11 | 2024 | CO | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-25 | 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-18 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-03 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-16 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-09-10 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-10 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-16 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 2 | Steering System · Wheels | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-16 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 2 | Steering System · Wheels | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-10 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-08 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-29 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-21 | 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-21 | 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-13 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-30 | 2020 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-05-20 | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-13 | 2022 | MS | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-05 | 2018 | WA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-02 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-14 | 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-06 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-23 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-08 | 2019 | ME | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-06 | 2020 | MA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-06 | 2020 | MA | 0 | 1 | ESC | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-22 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-03 | 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2024 | GA | 1 | 1 | Fire | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 3 | Forward Collision · Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-31 | 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-08-19 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-06 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-05 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-06-21 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-19 | 2023 | WV | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-07 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-08 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-30 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-11-29 | 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-11-25 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-11-20 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-08 | 2021 | VT | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-11-05 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-10-19 | 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-21 | 2022 | MO | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019 | NH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-08-06 | 2019 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-08-06 | 2019 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-19 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-12 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-05-18 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-01 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-29 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-21 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-10-17 | 2021 | OK | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-07 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-06 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-04-01 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-01-14 | 2022 | SC | 0 | 3 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-10 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-10-22 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2020 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-05-30 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 3 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-05-09 | 2021 | FL | 1 | 2 | Fuel System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-08-23 | 2019 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Latch | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-04-09 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-03-03 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-24 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-04 | 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Lane Departure | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-07-21 | 2019 | MD | 0 | 3 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-07-08 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Hyundai received alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Kona and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Kona that sold more will have more rows. All Hyundai models · What these reports are, and are not.