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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2023 Hyundai Kona Recalls

The 2023 Hyundai Kona has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 27, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Hyundai Kona. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
66

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2023 Hyundai Kona, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2023 Hyundai Kona

Power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: pump

Campaign
23V526000
Reported
July 27, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 52,109
Risk NHTSA names
fire
NHTSA advisory
park outside, away from buildings
Same campaign
also 4 other models

23V526000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2023 Hyundai Kona complaints by year

NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Kona, the newest on October 3, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Kona, the component group named most often is the electrical system (39%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (20%) and the power train (15%).

The 2023 Hyundai Kona's only recall also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System26
  • Unknown Or Other19
  • Forward Collision Avoidance13
  • Power Train10
  • Engine8
  • Vehicle Speed Control7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Kona received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20224
202320
202415
202514
202613

Complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Kona peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 20.

The 2023 is too new to rank against other Hyundai Kona years: its window closes at the end of 2026.

Hyundai Kona years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 66 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Kona are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Kona by model year

Other 2023 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: October 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted