Vehicle recall R/2019/001

Hyundai Kona recall: The airbag control unit may detect a crash signal and command deployment or non deployment of the airbag

DVSA recall R/2019/001 names the Hyundai Kona. It was launched 30 January 2019. It covers vehicles built 9 May 2018 to 19 December 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/001
Launched: 30 January 2019
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 81C101
Vehicles: 416 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The airbag may not deploy properly during a crash due to a programming issue

The fix

Upgrade the software in the Airbag Control Unit.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Hyundai Kona	9 May 2018 to 19 December 2018	416

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Other recalls for these models

R/2019/115 Brake fluid line and a/c tube pipes could become damaged and leak 1 May 2019, Hyundai Kona
R/2020/308 The high voltage battery system may have a faulty management system (BMS) 16 October 2020, Hyundai Kona
R/2020/382 If an abnormality is registered within the ieb system that may illuminate the malfunction indicator lamp on the vehicle cluster braking performance may be reduced 25 January 2021, Hyundai Kona
R/2021/014 IN THE EVENT OF eCALL TRIGGER THE VIN NUMBER INFORMATION MAY NOT BE SENT 22 February 2021, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai i20, Hyundai Tucson and others
R/2021/087 Potential electrical short in the lithium-ion battery 23 April 2021, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Ioniq
R/2022/317 Some vehicles might experience the MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) becoming illuminated on the vehicle instrument cluster and the high-pressure fuel pump may become damaged by glass fibre strands which have emanated from within the fuel filter assembly 14 November 2022, Hyundai Kona

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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