2018 Hyundai Tucson: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 20V543000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 2020. 652,024 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module

Remedy of campaign 20V543000, in the NHTSA record

Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HECU fuse. For 2019-2021 model years, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software will also be updated. Recall repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures as a precaution until the recall repair is complete. The recall began November 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 195.

Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2018 Hyundai Tucson. The campaign is 20V543000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module. NHTSA has 397 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 652,024 units in total.

20V543000Received 4 Sep 2020. 652,024 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/ModulePark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) recalled certain 2019-2021 Tucson vehicles on September 4, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Hyundai expanded the recall population, and added certain 2016-2018 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-lock Brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) could corrode internally and cause an electrical short, possibly resulting in an engine compartment fire.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury or crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HECU fuse. For 2019-2021 model years, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software will also be updated. Recall repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures as a precaution until the recall repair is complete. The recall began November 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 195.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 195. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Nov 2020.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

397 complaints, 546 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2018 Hyundai Tucson
All 2018 vehicles

2018 Hyundai Tucson: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2018 Tucson	All 2018 vehicles	Tucson, all years	Mentions
Engine	446.9	162.1	273	244
Power Train	185	102.3	139.9	101
Unknown or Other	78.8	100.9	93.8	43
Electrical System	49.5	120.7	84	27
Fuel/Propulsion System	40.3	47.4	44.2	22
Service Brakes	38.5	82.1	43.6	21
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	36.6	14.3	39.1	20
Vehicle Speed Control	29.3	32.9	40.9	16
Exterior Lighting	22	15.2	16.3	12
Structure	14.7	30.4	44.2	8

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.

Complaints that report a crash: 13
Complaints that report a fire: 9
Injuries in the complaints: 10
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 26 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 73 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2018 Hyundai Tucson
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP22003	Defect petition	Loss of Motive Power	Engine	12 Sep 2022	12 Dec 2023

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2018 Hyundai TucsonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Hyundai Tucson: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/tucson/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Hyundai Motor America

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Hyundai Tucson?: 652,024 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Tucson have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 36 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Tucson, model years 2005 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson name most often?: Engine: 244 of 546 component mentions, or 446.9 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 162.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Hyundai Tucson open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.