2025 Hyundai Tucson
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
These records cover every 2025 Hyundai Tucson. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
6 recalls name the 2025 Hyundai Tucson. Newest first.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 22, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 304. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 25, 2026.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes.
Unexpected braking increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the front camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 302. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 20, 2026.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Side curtain air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 289 and 029G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power and engine damage, possibly resulting in an oil leak.
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. An oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.
Dealers will replace the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 281.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles. The console extension wiring assembly may be routed improperly, allowing the transmission to be shifted out of Park without applying the brake pedal.
A transmission that can shift out of Park without applying the brake pedal can result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Owners are advised to use the parking brake when parking the vehicle. Dealers will reroute the console extension wiring assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 273.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson vehicles. The glove box air bag warning label may be missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Without the glove box label, operators may be unaware of the increased risks that an air bag poses to an infant or child in the front seat, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.
Hyundai will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 4, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 268.
I was driving home tonight and while driving the car lost all power on the full screen and headlights. This is the second report of the same problem. It was like a blackout at two o clock in the morning. I couldn’t see the speed and the lights went out. It did come back on in immediately.
On July 17, I took my vehicle to Hyundai of Venice due to a safety recall of the automated emergency brake, the dealership told me that they had fixed the recall. On October 10 when I returned for service, I again notified them that the safety features such as the automated emergency brake and the Forward collision warning were not working. They ignored me again. Then on October 21, 2026, I was driving my mother to run an errand before her doctors appointment as I was pulling into a parking spot going no more than 3 mph. The safety features were still not working and I scratched the vehicle on the left of me which was empty. I then stopped the car, got out and took pictures of the license plate and of the scratch, and then looked at my front bumper and saw that I was also scratched, my mother, and I went into the supermarket to speak to the manager and attempt to call for the police, but then my mother noticed their brake lights were on and people were in the car so we hurried out to notify them that we had scratched their car by accident, I gave my insurance information and my mother gave her telephone number and after her doctors appointment, I contacted my insurance company to notify them of the issue. My concern is that I notified Hyundai of Venice twice about this issue, but due to my autism, I feel that they ignored me, and this small accident could have been avoided if they had checked that my safety features on this new vehicle were all fully functional.
When shifting into reserve, a green screen appears. I have to put my car back in to park and then reverse to get my back up camera to start working again. It doesn’t happen all the time but since my last software update, it has been happening more frequently.
Before we noticed the recall. The car had locked up I mean, locked up twice so we took it into Hyundai and they did the upgrade on the driving assist or whatever they did less than a month out of the dealership the car locked up again almost causing a car to come through the back of the car. The first time was a semi almost cleaned us out and sent us to the hospital or maybe killed us. We took the car into the dealership. They did not want to give me a car but they did through customer service and this car is unsafe to drive. Please help.
Sunroof shattered while vehicle was in motion. Glass particles were flying off the roof potentially hitting nearby vehicles. Pulled safely off the interstate and drove home safely on local highways.
our car horn has not been working for three months braman Honda says there's a back order...and we do not have a working car horn since July
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle hydroplaned, causing the driver to lose steering control, and the vehicle struck a concrete median wall. The frontal structure suffered severe damage, destroying the vehicle; however, the air bags failed to deploy. The driver was transported to the hospital via emergency medical services with back and neck injuries, including a fractured cervical spine. A police report was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was towed. The cause of the air bag non-deployment failure was not determined. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified of the incident. The contact also stated that the air bags failed to deploy during a prior crash into a tree stump. The failure mileage was 18,000.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that on three occasions, while his wife was driving on the expressway in rainy weather, the windshield wipers became inoperable. The driver pulled over and remained on the side of the road for up to an hour until the rain had stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice; however, the contact was informed that no failure was found. The contact later received notification of extended warranty coverage, Campaign Number: Z08, which was associated with the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be repaired under the extended warranty because the failure could not be duplicated. However, the contact stated that the notification confirmed that the failure was intermittent; therefore, the windshield wiper nut needed to be replaced. The contact was concerned because his wife was left stranded several times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by phone and informed the contact that the issue was known and that it would be escalated. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while depressing the horn pad on the steering wheel, the horn failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and confirmed that the failure was related with Technical Service Bulletin: 26-BE-003H. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,022.
The contact leases a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving 72 MPH, the adaptive cruise control deactivated, and the vehicle decelerated unintendedly to 60 MPH. The messages "Front Assist Collision Warning" and "Front Assist Collision Limited" were displayed. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle stopped abruptly, jerking the driver back and forth. Additionally, the Rear Cross-Traffic Alert system was intermittently inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the front camera software was updated under NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V316000 (Forward Collision Avoidance); however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, and the front camera underneath the bumper was found slanted; the camera was adjusted; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that there was an abnormal humming sound coming from the radio. The manufacturer was notified of the failures several times and referred the contact back to the dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.
The instrument panel and info-tainment panel will get dim then brighten all of a sudden. Occasionally the info-tainment panel will go totally black for a second then come back on. I am not filling out the date portion. I had the vehicle less than 6 months and it has happened multiple times.
I was driving home tonight after dark. The car has been running just fine and all the sudden all the electrical on the car shut off, even the headlights and then everything turned back on.
While driving on the highway, the vehicle experienced sudden and complete loss of acceleration. When attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the engine failed to respond causing the vehicle to continuously decelerate in active, high-speed traffic. This has occurred on multiple occasions, creating a severe crash hazard as trailing vehicles are forced to react or brake suddenly to avoid a rear-end collision.
All four factory-installed Nexen tires on my brand-new 2025 Hyundai Tucson are experiencing severe, premature dry-rotting, weather cracking, and deep splitting along both the sidewalls and within the tread grooves at just 16,000 miles. The DOT code is 2224, meaning the rubber is barely two years old. The vehicle's safety is severely compromised because widespread, deep dry rot on relatively new rubber creates an immediate risk of catastrophic tread separation or a blowout at highway speeds. This issue was brought to an authorized service provider, who documented the extensive cracking but rejected a standard treadwear claim because the tires still have deep tread depth remaining. Nexen Corporate (Claim #260805I13) subsequently denied a workmanship claim, falsely blaming "environmental exposure" despite the vehicle and tires being roughly one year old. The tires have not been inspected by police or insurance, but the components are fully available for inspection upon request. There were no warning lights or symptoms prior to visually identifying the severe cracking. (All tire sizes: 235-65-17)
Shifter malfunction, service immediately warning comes on. The car will not shift out of park and cannot be driven. It has happened 4 times now. No one has been hurt, but I have been stranded multiple times. The dealer couldn’t reproduce the issue the first time I brought it in, but they did second time I brought it in for the same issue. They replaced a part that was supposedly faulty, but the issue persists after the replacement. CAUSE : 42950R00 SHIFT BY WIRE (SBW) CONTROL UNIT ASSY 6064 1 42951-2D085 SBW CONTROL UNIT (N/ C) (N/C) FC: PART#: 42951-2D085 COUNT: 1 CLAIM TYPE: WAR There were no prior warnings. The error message has come on while I am mid driving on the highway, back roads or even just starting my car in the morning. In most cases I need to wait for the issue to just “self resolve”.
I am writing to file a complaint for the "consider taking a break" alert. I am a competent driver and yet my new Hyundai consistently alerts me on almost every drive that I need to take a break. It's problematic because it's ironically very distracting. It's not a feature that can be turned off and I think it needs to be optional.
The contact's daughter owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that his daughter had experienced sudden, unintended braking on three separate occasions while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that the failure occurred after slightly depressing the brake pedal, and the brake pedal went to the floorboard, and the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle resumed normal operation shortly afterwards. The driver manually deactivated the Forward Collision Avoidance system at each startup, but the failure persisted. The contact's daughter then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V316000 (Forward Collision Avoidance), and the software update was performed at the dealer. The failure reoccurred after the software update was performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. The vehicle remained with the dealer for an extended period. The technicians at the dealer failed to reproduce the issue and deemed the vehicle safe to drive. The contact stated that his daughter refused to take possession of the vehicle and felt that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.
It suddenly brakes with warning forward collection. Thought this car recall update the s/w for forward collision braking.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH on the highway, the vehicle ahead was slowing down to come to a stop, and the contact depressed the brake pedal. The Forward Collision Avoidance system activated and the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. Due to the failure, the contact was rear-ended by the vehicle behind. No air bags had deployed due to the failure. A Police report was filed. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was driven away from the scene. Prior to the failure, the contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V316000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE); and associated the failure with the recall. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic for an estimate for the repair of the vehicle. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.
Two instances of the center screen malfunctioning. One was an intermittent blip of the screen turning black and then turning back on while driving. Additionally, during this same instance of the intermittent blip of the screen turning off for about 3 seconds, my headlights which are set to auto also turned off while I was driving at night and then blipped back on when the screen came back at the same time. Second instance, the center screen was black and never came on when the car was initially turned on and the screen remained black for the entirety of my drive until the car was fully turned off and then back on. Yes, this is available for inspection upon request. Safety was put at risk by losing headlight visibility at night highly increasing the chances of an accident as well as losing important carplay navigational directions on center screen. Problem has been reproduced as these issues both occurred within one week (the week of August 16-23, 2026). The vehicle has not been inspected. During the time of both events there were no warning lamps or messages that appeared.
The instrument cluster malfunctioned suddenly leaving the control panel completely black (no odometer, speedometer, speed range, turn signal indicators, etc.). The driver was therefore unable to know what speed they were driving, how much fuel remained, and lacked any sort of signal that turn signals/blinkers were on or off. It was unsafe to drive and impossible to accurately comply with legal speed limits. Local Hyundai dealership inspected the car and confirmed that the cluster had to be replaced, which they did (required 11 total days of being unable to use the car).
My 2025 Hyundai Tucson (VIN [XXX]) has been out of service since [XXX] (over 60 days) at CMA’s Colonial Hyundai in South Chesterfield, Virginia, waiting for a front camera related to safety Recall 302 (NHTSA Campaign 26V316 – Front View Camera FCA Update). The dealership previously replaced the front camera, but the issue was not resolved. They then ordered a new camera that remains on backorder with no firm ETA. I have been provided a rental during this time. Hyundai assigned Case #[XXX]. I have provided formal written notice under Virginia lemon law demanding a buyback because the vehicle has been out of service far beyond the 30-day threshold. The safety-related defect remains unrepaired. Components involved: Forward Collision Avoidance / Front Camera / Automatic Emergency Braking INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
COMPONENT: Infotainment main display screen. Still installed and available for inspection. FAILURE: The screen intermittently flickers, then goes blank with static. Occurs at unpredictable intervals including while driving. Ongoing and unrepaired. SAFETY RISK: The display is centered in the dashboard and houses the backup camera and vehicle controls. Flickering and static while driving creates a visual distraction, and the backup camera is unavailable when the screen goes blank. The malfunction now occurs often enough that it interferes with normal driving. REPRODUCED BY DEALER: Not reproduced during any service visit. Reported to three Hyundai dealerships: Pedder Hyundai, San Diego (May 2025): could not replicate, but accepted my video evidence and ordered parts. I relocated before the repair was completed. Hyundai Mountain View, CA ([XXX]): could not replicate. Declined to perform a diagnostic or open a warranty claim despite the same video evidence. Stevens Creek Hyundai, Santa Clara (Invoice [XXX], Aug 18-20 2026): road tested, unable to verify. Found stored code c2a2397, history in front camera menu. Infotainment software at current level. Road tested 94 miles without recurrence. Technician wrote: "If issue re-occurs, we recommend returning the vehicle to us for further diagnosis." No cause identified, no repair performed. Charged $315. I have provided video of the screen failing while driving to the dealerships and to Hyundai Motor America. INSPECTED BY MANUFACTURER: Inspected by the three dealerships above. Case opened with Hyundai Motor America Consumer Assistance in June 2026, unresolved with no written determination. Not inspected by police or insurance. WARNING LAMPS: None. No dashboard messages accompany the failure and it occurs without prior indication. First observed approximately May 2025, within weeks of delivery (delivered [XXX]). Current mileage 21,389. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The windshield wipers will only go up once they have fully gone down all the way. Therefore, when snow (or something else) gets stuck below the windshield wipers while they are in use, they cannot go all the way down, and they will therefore not go back up again. The wipers become inoperable while trying to complete their cycle, and stay stuck in place creating extremely unsafe conditions. This incident occurred numerous times while in the snow, where a large chunk of snow or ice prevented the wipers from going all the way down, and the wipers would not work to remove additional falling snow until I pulled over and cleared the area below the wipers. I contacted HyundaiUSA and they said I had to go to dealer to address this issue, but the problem is not a manufacturing problem or broken part with my car, it is a design flaw that significantly impacts safety.
Vehicle: 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL Mileage: Approximately 14,500 miles Tire: Original factory-installed 235/60R18 Incident Date: August 13, 2026 Time: Approximately 2:24 PM Location: US 751 near Garrett Road, North Carolina Injuries: None At approximately 2:24 PM on August 13, 2026, a 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL with approximately 14,500 miles experienced a sudden front driver’s-side tire blowout while being driven on US 751 near Garrett Road in North Carolina. The vehicle was equipped with the original factory-installed 235/60R18 tires. The tire failed suddenly while the vehicle was being driven, creating a significant safety concern and potential loss of vehicle control. No injuries were reported. I went to the location to assist. Initially, I believed the damage was limited to the tire. The damaged tire was replaced so the vehicle could be driven safely, and the tires were subsequently replaced at a tire shop. After the incident, an unusual and persistent noise developed from the front driver’s-side area. Because the noise continued after the tire replacement, the vehicle was taken to a repair facility for further inspection. The vehicle is currently at the repair facility, and I am waiting for the inspection and repair findings. I do not yet have the mechanic’s final diagnosis regarding the source of the noise or whether there is additional mechanical damage. The front driver’s-side wheel/rim also sustained visible scratches and damage during the incident. I have photographs documenting the damaged tire and wheel, although the original damaged tire has already been replaced and is no longer in my possession. Given that the vehicle had only approximately 14,500 miles and the tire was an original factory-installed tire, I am concerned about the safety implications of a sudden tire failure on a relatively new vehicle. I am submitting this complaint to NHTSA so that this incident can be documented and evaluated for any potential safety issue or pattern involving t
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