{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hyundai recall 26V452 (306): 2025 Kona Electric and 2026 Kona",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v452/",
  "summary": "Remedy reworded 11 Sep 2026. Recall 26V452 (Hyundai): A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash increases the risk of injury. Hyundai's own number: 306.",
  "excerpt": "Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Kona Electric, model years 2024 to 2026. Filed by Hyundai Motor America and reported to NHTSA on 14 July 2026. 47,787 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hyundai's own number for this recall: 306. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V452 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. Owners of this vehicle were written to on 2 September 2026. The remedy was reworded on 11 September 2026, 9 days later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions. Owners of this vehicle were written to on 2 September 2026. The summary was reworded on 3 September 2026, 1 day later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A seat belt buckle that fails to properly restrain an occupant in a crash i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:15:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-11T11:04:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hyundai recall 26V452 (306): 2025 Kona Electric and 2026 Kona\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v452/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}