4 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Hyundai Kona. 2 carry a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 247 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Hyundai dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Hyundai Kona. Check your Kona by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 247 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Hyundai Kona, reporting 13 crashes, 6 fires, 7 injuries. Hyundai has issued at least 91 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Hyundai Kona owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 247 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Hyundai Kona. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“While stopped our 2019 Kona EV at a traffic light with my foot on the brake, the car spontaneously accelerated and crashed into the car also sitting at the light about eight feet in front of us. If there wasn't a car in front of us, we would have gone through a busy intersection at very high speed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11718156
“The contact owned a 2019 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the vehicle accelerated rapidly through a busy intersection on its own and would not slow or stop, despite the brake pedal being depressed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11688160
“I would like to file a complaint regarding a major problem with our 2019 Hyundai Kona.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684510
“Component Failed: Electric transmission/drive unit failed twice before 150,000 miles. Still in vehicle, available for inspection. Safety Risk: Loss of propulsion while driving creates risk of being rear-ended or stranded in dangerous traffic conditions.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11680934
“Driving on the highway [XXX] ) during rain. Traffic moving stop and go slow. Before I knew what had happened, my car hit the back bumper of a Chevy Suburban. My car gave no auto warning, the windshield wipers barely worked, and I believe the electric systems had stopped. Radio and air-conditioning.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11603909
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Hyundai Kona is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Hyundai dealer.