2026 Hyundai Kona
Model year 2026: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.
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The short answer
From NHTSA’s files, copied Nov 4, 2026.
- 3 recalls naming it in NHTSA’s file (needs attention)
- 11 owner complaints to NHTSA
- 4of 5 the fewest overall stars NHTSA gave any of its versions
A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.
Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?
No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.
The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.
What recalls name it?
3 recalls for the 2026 Hyundai Kona in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.
None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 14, 2026. Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
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NHTSA campaign
26V-452
Feb 5, 2026. Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm
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NHTSA campaign
26V-069
Jan 26, 2026. Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
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NHTSA campaign
26V-047
What have owners told NHTSA?
11 complaints to NHTSA, received from Oct 2, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026.
- 1 complaint told of a crash, and none of a fire.
- Together they report 2 people injured and no deaths.
- Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
How did it do in crash tests?
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2026 Hyundai Kona: 4 stars overall, every version.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.
NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Version | Overall | Frontal crash | Side crash | Rollover |
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| Kona, SUV, AWD | 4 stars | 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Kona, SUV, FWD | 4 stars | 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.1% chance of rolling over; no tip |
NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.
What the record doesn’t say
- Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
- Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
- How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.
Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Nov 4, 2026.