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2022 Hyundai Tucson Recalls & Complaints

3

open safety recalls on record

Critical

574 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.61 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Critical25V893000 Park outside

Trailer Hitches

Nonfunctioning trailer lights can raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will remove the trailer wiring harness and install a dust cap over the wiring receptacle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 290. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 20, 2025.

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tucson vehicles equipped with an optional Mobis tow hitch wiring harness. The wiring harness may have been installed incorrectly, allowing water into the control module. Moisture accumulation may cause the trailer lighting to fail or an electrical short circuit.

Serious21V938000

Electrical System:Software

Inoperative headlights or taillights can decrease visibility for both the driver and surrounding traffic, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers updated the ICU software, free of charge. All affected vehicles have been repaired and therefore no owner notification letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 214.

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Tucson vehicles. The software installed in the Integrated Central Control Unit (ICU) may be incompatible with the vehicle, which could result in inoperative headlights and/or taillights.

Serious23V038000

Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars

detached roof molding could become a road hazard, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will inspect and replace, or secure the roof moldings, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 30, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 241.

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Tucson and 2022-2023 Santa Cruz vehicles. The roof moldings may detach.

Complaint volume

574 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

44Crashes
6Fires
61Injuries
0Deaths

Across 574 complaints. Severity Index 0.61.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Fuel/Propulsion System128 · 22%Engine109 · 19%Power Train60 · 10%Unknown Or Other52 · 9%Electrical System47 · 8%Service Brakes30 · 5%Forward Collision Avoidan…21 · 4%Forward Collision Avoidan…18 · 3%
  1. Fuel/Propulsion System — 128 reports
  2. Engine — 109 reports
  3. Power Train — 60 reports
  4. Unknown Or Other — 52 reports
  5. Electrical System — 47 reports
  6. Service Brakes — 30 reports
  7. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 21 reports
  8. Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings — 18 reports
  9. Air Bags — 12 reports
  10. Vehicle Speed Control — 12 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2005 (8) · 2006 (5) · 2007 (5) · 2008 (1) · 2009 (1) · 2010 (4) · 2011 (5) · 2012 (3) · 2013 (3) · 2014 (2) · 2015 (1) · 2016 (5) · 2017 (3) · 2018 (1) · 2019 (1) · 2020 (1) · 2021 (1) · 2022 · 2023 (2) · 2024 (4) · 2025 (6) · 2026 (5)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.