Hyundai Kona SX2 1.0 T GDI, Kona SX2 1.6 T GDI Recall R/2024/154: A Risk Of Electrical Short Circuit Within The Engine Compartment During A Vehicle…, Who Is Affected And What To Do
- Urgent
- How serious
- 29 Apr 2024
- Launched
- 2,304
- vehicles in the UK
- 41D009
- Manufacturer’s campaign code
Hyundai recalled Kona SX2 1.0 T GDI, Kona SX2 1.6 T GDI vehicles built between 21 March 2023 and 5 January 2024. A risk of an electrical short circuit within the engine compartment during a collision. The dealer will install on affected vehicles crush shields to protect the wiring. You won't usually pay for it.1
What’s Wrong
A risk of an electrical short circuit within the engine compartment during a collision.
DVSA's Original Wording
Concern: A risk of electrical short circuit within the engine compartment during a vehicle collision Defect: On affected vehicles a risk of an electrical short circuit within the engine compartment during a collision Remedy: On affected vehicles crush shields will be installed to protect the wiring
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The Risk
The recall notice describes the concern as: a risk of electrical short circuit within the engine compartment during a vehicle collision.
The Fix
The dealer will install on affected vehicles crush shields to protect the wiring.
Are You Affected?
Kona SX2 1.0 T GDI, Kona SX2 1.6 T GDI built between 21 March 2023 and 5 January 2024 may be included. Hyundai estimates 2,304 vehicles in the UK. Enter your registration to check, then confirm by VIN with Hyundai, because not every car in the date range may be included.
Which Car Is It?
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What To Do Now
- Check your car by registration above, then by VIN with Hyundai.
- Book with any franchised Hyundai dealer, quoting the campaign code 41D009 or the DVSA reference R/2024/154. See how to get a Hyundai recall fixed.
- Follow the letter's instructions until the repair is done. See can you drive a car with a recall?.
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This is one of 102 Hyundai recalls in DVSA’s data. The Hyundai recall launched before it was R/2024/036 on 18 Mar 2024, for the side curtain airbag could potentially be assembled in a twisted condition. The one launched after it was R/2024/164 on 6 May 2024, for the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become defective and stop charging the…. You can also see every Hyundai recall, the Hyundai Kona recall history, all recalls launched in 2024 and fire risk recalls across every make.
Source: DVSA recall R/2024/154, launched 29 April 2024. Data updated 15 October 2026. How we grade urgency.
Sources
- The Code does not itself say repairs are free. GOV.UK guidance says "You will not usually have to pay for any repairs or parts under a safety recall." gov.uk Checked 15 Oct 2026.