r/KonaEV

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>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000

>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

>Components STRUCTURE

>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046

>Summary

>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

>Remedy

>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

u/DryBoysenberry596 — 5 days ago
▲ 43 r/KonaEV

Is it ok if I just congratulate whoever bought this car? Well done!

It was on my short list but it was one of the best deals (in my opinion) on CarGurus for what you’re getting.

u/RockerRunner2000 — 11 days ago
▲ 12 r/KonaEV

How likely is the wheel of (mis)fortune these days?

Kona/Ioniq/Niro owners - how common is the wheel of misfortune?

We’re looking at a buying a used Hyundai Kona 64kWh (MY2019-2022) - reading heaps about the “wheel of (mis)fortune” where flecks of metal end up in the oil of the reduction gearbox (applies to Ioniq electric/Kona/Niro) and mashes up the gears, is this inevitable or just a rarity for these cars?

Most of the cars we’re looking at have around 50-100k on them already. Shame, as they otherwise seem like really good cars, great efficiency and battery degradation too.

Keen to hear from Kona/Ioniq/Niro owners if they have this issue. We’d definitely swap the oil immediately and add the magnet plug but would be steering clear if it’s something inevitable as keen to hold onto the car for at least another 5+ years. Not afraid of regular oil swaps and maintenance - but keen to avoid any unavoidable issues after having our 30kWh Leaf suffer from bad cells 😭

Cheers!

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u/joshjoshjosh42 — 11 days ago
▲ 30 r/KonaEV

Unnecessary Dealer Repairs

We took my wife’s 2020 Kona EV in for recall repair and they try to add on all of these services that total nearly $2000. We ended up declining all of them but check out some of the crazy things they wanted to charge us for like tightening the wheel lug nuts.

Some of these might be reasonable, but in the greater context, we decided not to do any of them cause it felt like a scam.

Glendale, CA

u/atwaterrich — 11 days ago
▲ 5 r/KonaEV

NACS TO CCS1 adapter

I have a 2023 Kona EV and I have a road trip coming up. I’m wondering if the Tesla Superchargers will work with my car before I buy the adapter.

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u/Red-Right-and-Blue — 13 days ago
▲ 4 r/KonaEV

Winter questions

I have a 2023 Limited trim, and since gt's starting to consitently be around 10-15C every day, I'm just curious to know when everyone else typically turns on winter mode. I'm also wondering what people would recommend to buy for ev rated winter tires. Thanks!

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u/Nick7hegrea7 — 13 days ago
▲ 0 r/KonaEV

1st gen passenger space vs Fiesta?

Passenger head/legroom in our Fiesta is OK for us, is the Kona at least as spacious in the rear?

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u/learnaboutfilm — 13 days ago
▲ 4 r/KonaEV

2021 car seats

What convertible carseat are you guys using? Haha I got the car before the baby and her infant carseat fits okay but I’m not sure if the big girl carseat will. 🫩

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u/Sea_Celebration_4103 — 12 days ago