# NHTSA recall 26V452000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 26V452000
- Manufacturer's number: 306
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2026\-07\-14
- Owners notified: 2026\-09\-02
- Component: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 47787
- Part numbers: 898B0\-BE000

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury.


## The remedy

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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2024 HYUNDAI KONA](/makes/hyundai/kona/2024/recalls.md). Built from 2023\-08\-26.
- [2025 HYUNDAI KONA](/makes/hyundai/kona/2025/recalls.md)
- [2026 HYUNDAI KONA](/makes/hyundai/kona/2026/recalls.md). Built to 2026\-02\-13.
- [2024 HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC](/makes/hyundai/kona/2024/recalls.md). Built from 2023\-10\-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC](/makes/hyundai/kona/2025/recalls.md). Built to 2025\-10\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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