Hyundai Kona 2011–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TRW Settlement Notice · NHTSA communication 11027045 · issued Dec 19, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2011–2023
model years
29
vehicle entries
Official summary
Hyundai has settled a class action lawsuit that alleges that certain Hyundai and Kia Class Vehicles (defined below) contain defective ZF-TRW airbag control units (“ZF-TRW ACUs”) that are vulnerable to a condition called electrical overstress, which may cause the vehicles’ airbags and other safety features to fail during a collision. Hyundai has not been found liable for any claims alleged in the lawsuit. Instead, Hyundai reached a voluntary settlement (referred as “the Settlement” or “the proposed Settlement”) to avoid lengthy litigation and provide relief to people who own ed or leased Class
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Hyundai Kona
- 2019 Hyundai Kona
- 2020 Hyundai Kona
- 2021 Hyundai Kona
- 2022 Hyundai Kona
- 2023 Hyundai Kona
- 2022 Hyundai Kona N
- 2023 Hyundai Kona N
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata
- 2012 Hyundai Sonata
- 2013 Hyundai Sonata
- 2014 Hyundai Sonata
- 2015 Hyundai Sonata
- 2016 Hyundai Sonata
- 2017 Hyundai Sonata
- 2018 Hyundai Sonata
- 2019 Hyundai Sonata
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2019 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- 2019 Hyundai Veloster
- 2020 Hyundai Veloster
- 2021 Hyundai Veloster
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.