Vehicle recall R/2023/067

Hyundai Kona and Hyundai i40 recall: Certain vehicles may experience a loss of braking assistance and brake performance may be reduced

DVSA recall R/2023/067 names the Hyundai Kona and Hyundai i40. It was launched 24 April 2023. It covers vehicles built 4 December 2018 to 21 June 2020.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2023/067
Launched: 24 April 2023
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 21D036
Vehicles: DVSA lists 187 on each model line

What can go wrong

Certain vehicles may experience a loss of braking assistance and brake performance may be reduced.

The fix

Visually inspect the tandem pump drive belt and mesh filter within the pump assembly and modify where appropriate. If the tandem pump drive belt is defective replace the pump and the drive belt.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 187. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Hyundai i40 (i40 VF)	20 December 2018 to 30 May 2019	187
Hyundai Kona (KONA OS)	4 December 2018 to 21 June 2020	187

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/2023/068 Certain vehicles may experience a transmission malfunction resulting in a loss of drive. 10 April 2023, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2023/134 Subject vehicles may experience a loss of coolant within the electronic power control unit. 5 June 2023, 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/2024/154 A risk of electrical short circuit within the engine compartment during a vehicle collision 29 April 2024, Hyundai Kona
R/2024/172 The subject vehicles may experience a transmission malfunction resulting in a loss of drive. 20 May 2024, Hyundai Kona
R/2024/309 A potential safety defect has been identified which could occur within the ABS control unit. The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short circuit. 9 September 2024, Hyundai Veloster, Hyundai ix35, Hyundai i40 and others

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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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