Canada2024–2026 Hyundai KONA EV and 2024–2026 Hyundai KONA SUVs are affected; the recall concerns the rear center seat belt buckle/bracket installed during production or as a replacement. The bracket may not have been manufactured properly, which could allow the seat belt to detach in a crash and increase the risk of injury. Hyundai advises you not to transport a passenger in the rear center seat until repairs are completed and will notify owners to take the vehicle to a dealership to replace the rear center seat belt buckle.
How to identify it
2024–2026 Hyundai KONA EV
2024–2026 Hyundai KONA
The hazard
This recall is for certain rear center seat belt buckles that were installed during production or sold as a replacement part.
On certain vehicles, the bracket that secures the rear center seat belt buckle may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the seat belt could detach in a crash.
A seat belt that detaches in a crash could increase the risk of injury.
What to do
To reduce the safety risk, Hyundai advises that you shouldn't transport a passenger in the rear center seat until the recall repairs are completed. Hyundai will notify owners in writing and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the rear center seat belt buckle.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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