2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 563,954 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26V400000 2026-06-23 96,310 affected
Defect

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…

Consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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)…

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 26V316000 2026-05-18 423,062 affected
Defect

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.

Consequence

Unexpected braking increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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…

AIR BAGS 26V254000 2026-04-20 2,931 affected
Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Elantra N, 2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), and Elantra vehicles. The B-pillar impact sensors may have been misassembled, which can delay air bag deployment.

Consequence

Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the impact sensor(s), as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 299. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became…

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26V047000 2026-01-26 41,651 affected
Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As…

Consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this…

Complaints by component

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
1crashes
POWER TRAIN
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints10

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“There was a recent recall for the forward collision cameras that were causing breaking issues. This happened 4 or 5 times with the vehicle slamming on the brakes violently. I took it into tustin hyundai last month and had the software recall applied. The issue happened again on the 55 highway on…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS · reported 2026-06-20

“Camera malfunction sign with "no camera signal received. Please try again later" pops up at random times when trying to backup, or park in a lane.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-06-15

“The contact owns a 2026 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while slowly driving into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly stopped and then suddenly jolted forward and crashed into a guard rail and steel fence in front of the local post office. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE · reported 2026-06-05

“The contact owns a 2026 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while slowly driving into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly stopped and then suddenly jolted forward and crashed into a guard rail and steel fence in front of the local post office. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2026-06-05

“An alarm keeps going off warning the driver to take a break. The vehicle has an infrared sensor watching your eyes. If you look right or left it keeps sounding an alarm for you to take a break. It has gone off as many as eleven times in fifty miles even though I never cross the center line or the…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2026-06-02

“Car suddenly braked on three separate occasions with enough space between vehicles.”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS · reported 2026-05-31

“I was driving - the car in front of me signaled they were exiting my lane, I accelerated to pull up - the auto brake triggered for no reason, slamming my car to a stop without my consent. This caused the car behind me to rear end the rear passenger side of my car, causing minor cosmetic damage.”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING · reported 2026-05-22

“See attached document for complaint.”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2026-04-17
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.