2019 Hyundai Kona defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2019 Hyundai Kona. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Pedestrian alert sounds
  Defect Petition DP22005 · opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · led to recall 22V063000

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pe…

• Loss of Motive Power
  Defect Petition DP22003 · opened Sep 12, 2022 · closed Dec 12, 2023

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a letter dated July 13, 2022, petitioning the Agency to initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power allegations attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain Hyundai Motor America, Inc. and Kia America, Inc. vehicles spa…