Vehicle recall R/2023/068

Hyundai Kona and Hyundai Santa Fe recall: Certain vehicles may experience a transmission malfunction resulting in a loss of drive

DVSA recall R/2023/068 names the Hyundai Kona and Hyundai Santa Fe. It was launched 10 April 2023. It covers vehicles built 29 January 2020 to 3 June 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2023/068
Launched: 10 April 2023
Issued by: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer reference: 21D155
Vehicles: DVSA lists 376 on each model line

What can go wrong

Certain vehicles may experience a transmission malfunction resulting in a loss of drive.

The fix

Conduct a software update to the DCT transmission control unit (TCU).

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 376. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Hyundai Kona (KONA OS N)	15 June 2020 to 3 May 2022	376
Hyundai Santa Fe (SANTA FE TM)	29 January 2020 to 3 June 2022	376

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/2023/067 Certain vehicles may experience a loss of braking assistance and brake performance may be reduced. 24 April 2023, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai i40
R/2023/069 : Some vehicles may experience an abnormal front seat belt pretensioner deployment during a vehicle impact. 24 April 2023, Hyundai Santa Fe
R/2023/126 The vehicle fuel tank may be manufactured incorrectly which may result in a fuel leak 22 May 2023, 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/2022/128 The ABS control unit within the affected VIN range could experience an electrical short 1 June 2022, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai ix35

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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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