2025 Hyundai Kona Electric recalls, complaints and investigations

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric peaked in 2025, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

100% of complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric name electrical system

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Electrical system

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
26V-452	Jul 14, 2026	Seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash	Seat belts	47,787	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Aug 1, 2025Failure Jul 31, 2025Jefferson, GAElectrical system
I was driving at 930pm in the dark at a speed of 30 mph and the car completely shut off all power. No warning signs. Just completely lost power. No headlights or interior lights. I was able to brake and stop the car and restarted it to continue on. Lu ckily I was on neighborhood roads with street lights and little traffic. This could have been extremely dangerous on a road with no lighting and a high speed. I am now scared to let my new teen driver use this car and we bought the car for her! The car was at 47 percent battery and only has 5000 miles on it. Seems in my current research this is somewhat common for Hyundai. Please make them fix this before someone is seriously injured!
NHTSA complaint 11677705

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

All investigations

Service bulletins

10 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

26-GI-002H TSB May 27, 2026 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
This bulletin provides information related to the navigation and head unit software changes introduced in the 2026 1st Navigation Map and Software Update. The changes may vary depending on vehicle type, model, and navigation system. Refer to the 2026 1st Na…
DTN DL Apr 10, 2026 · Other
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Ltd. (DTN). These inflators were not su…
DTN DCS Apr 10, 2026 · Other
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit driver‑side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co., Ltd. (DTN), that have been i…
26-01-035H TSB Apr 8, 2026 · Service Campaign
Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on Verizon’s communication network. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to verify Bluelink Data Co…
26-AD-001H TSB Feb 25, 2026 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Some 2019MY and newer vehicles equipped with a front view camera may illuminate certain warning lights and trigger DTC C272246 fault code for the front camera. In the following cases, the front camera auto-calibration range may be exceeded while driving: • …
25-BD-012H TSB Nov 6, 2025 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. …
25-01-044H TSB Aug 8, 2025 · Service Campaign
Some Kona Electric (SX2 EV) vehicles may experience battery drain due to faulty logic keeping the taillights illuminated while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Follow the procedures outlined in this TSB to update the Body Domain Controller (BDC) to the…
25-BE-002H TSB May 16, 2025 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
This bulletin provides information related to the changes introduced in the 2024 2nd Navigation Map and Software Update. The changes may vary depending on vehicle type, model, and navigation system. Refer to the 2024 2nd Navigation Map and Software Update I…
25-01-018H-1 TSB May 8, 2025 · Service Campaign
Some vehicles may exhibit a loss of connectivity or interruptions in the middle of using Bluelink functions. This may be due to an occasional disconnection on Verizon’s communication network. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to verify Bluelink Data Co…
25-BE-008H TSB Apr 4, 2025 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Certain vehicles (See Applicable Vehicles List below) equipped with the 12-inch instrument cluster display and separate Instrument Cluster Module require software verification PRIOR to odometer mileage writing. If the Cluster Module does not have the latest…

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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