NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Hyundai Kona Electric Recalls
The 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 1, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 21V127000
- Reported
- March 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,696
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Kona Electric, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module: software
- Campaign
- 20V748000
- Reported
- December 1, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,176
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Kona Electric, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery: management system/energy control module (bms/becm): software
- Campaign
- 20V630000
- Reported
- October 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,707
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Kona Electric
2020 Hyundai Kona Electric complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric, the newest on March 4, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric, the component group named most often is the electrical system (63%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (19%) and the service brakes (19%).
2 of the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric's 3 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System17
- Forward Collision Avoidance5
- Service Brakes5
- Power Train3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Unknown Or Other2
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 13. 74% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 27 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Kona Electric by model year
Other 2020 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted