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2026 Hyundai Tucson: recalls and problems

No recalls and 99 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is forward collision avoidance.

0recalls
99complaints
21crashes reported
0fires reported
14injuries reported

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2026 Hyundai Tucson. Individual cars can still have open manufacturer campaigns, so check your VIN.

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Most common problems

  • Forward Collision Avoidance43 · 43%
  • Unknown Or Other21 · 21%
  • Electrical System19 · 19%
  • Service Brakes15 · 15%
  • Back Over Prevention5 · 5%
  • Exterior Lighting5 · 5%
  • Power Train4 · 4%
  • Air Bags4 · 4%
  • Lane Departure4 · 4%
  • Engine3 · 3%

What owners report

Air BagsCrash

The vehicle was in a significant crash which smashed in the front end and popped both front tires during which the airbags did not deploy. the vehicle is available until the insurance company moves it to salvage. since the airbag did not deploy my fiance suffered a concussion from hitting the steering wheel. the problem has not been investigated by anyone other than insurance. no warnings of system problems were on p

Power Train

Suspect faulty tcu or associated software: my 2026 tucson hybrid, purchased in february, has an intermittent “shift-by-wire (sbw)” fault where the car refuses to shift into gear (e.g., reverse) and displays “the car is already in the desired gear” warning on dashboard and the check engine light comes on. retrying (turn car off, wait a while and restart) generally resolves the immediate issue and the check engine ligh

Air BagsCrash

The accident occurred at the intersection of [xxx]. on xxx 2026 at 2:32 pm i was involved in an accident where i was t-boned on the drivers side impacting my drivers side front fender, drivers door and drivers side grill. i was given a green light when i entered out on to [xxx] from [xxx].the other driver in a silver vw 4door hatchback going east on [xxx]. i was dong about 10 mph when the primary impact was the

Unknown Or Other

Back up camera intermittently doesn’t work. car can have sat in driveway or been driven, either one, and the cameras will randomly not work and then work again for no apparent reason. green screen saying that camera not available now and check again later, or words to that effect. this is not one incident, has happened many times. each time i've tried to take it to the dealer it works when i'm there so they can't tr

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering TUCSON HYBRID HEV, TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID PHEV, TUCSON ICE. Last refreshed 2026-10-25.