Vehicle recall R/2020/382

Hyundai Kona recall: If an abnormality is registered within the ieb system that may illuminate the malfunction indicator

DVSA recall R/2020/382 names the Hyundai Kona and Hyundai Nexo. It was launched 25 January 2021. It covers vehicles built 13 December 2017 to 18 November 2020.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2020/382
Launched: 25 January 2021
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 01D102
Vehicles: 12,835 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

DVSA summary. 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

If an abnormality is registered within the IEB system that might illuminate the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) on the vehicle cluster braking performance may be reduced.

The fix

A software upgrade to the ESC (Electronic stability program) system.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 12,835.
Model	Built
Hyundai Kona (KONA EV)	24 January 2018 to 10 November 2020
Hyundai Kona (KONA HEV)	24 October 2018 to 18 November 2020
Hyundai Nexo	13 December 2017 to 12 October 2020

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

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/2020/308 The high voltage battery system may have a faulty management system (BMS) 16 October 2020, Hyundai Kona
R/2019/115 Brake fluid line and a/c tube pipes could become damaged and leak 1 May 2019, Hyundai Kona
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
R/2019/001 The airbag control unit may detect a crash signal and command deployment or non deployment of the airbag 30 January 2019, 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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