NHTSA Campaign 26V452000
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 26V452000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
Hyundai Motor America filed the report for 26V452000 with NHTSA on July 14, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V452000, NHTSA lists up to 47,787 potentially affected vehicles.
The 26V452000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V452000 were scheduled from September 2, 2026, 50 days after the report.
26V452000 covers 2 models from Hyundai, model years 2024–2025.
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V452000 ranks 68 of 192 Hyundai Motor America recalls on this site.
Besides 26V452000, Hyundai Motor America has 20 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 26V452000 was 26V218000, reported on April 6, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kona Electric and 2024-2026 Kona vehicles. The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.
- The risk
- A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Passengers are advised not to use the rear center seat until the recall remedy is performed. Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 306. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 15, 2026.
Reported July 14, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V452000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V452000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted