2020 Hyundai Tucson: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 20V543000. NHTSA received the report on . 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 2020 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 178 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 652,024 units in total.
20V543000Received . 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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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
178 complaints, 237 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.
- 2020 Hyundai Tucson
- All 2020 vehicles
| Component | 2020 Tucson | All 2020 vehicles | Tucson, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 308 | 134.9 | 273 | 73 |
| Unknown or Other | 118.1 | 115.3 | 93.8 | 28 |
| Service Brakes | 109.7 | 46.4 | 43.6 | 26 |
| Electrical System | 80.2 | 135.8 | 84 | 19 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 71.7 | 4.2 | 39.1 | 17 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 50.6 | 66.1 | 44.7 | 12 |
| Power Train | 38 | 117.7 | 139.9 | 9 |
| Back Over Prevention | 29.5 | 18.8 | 2.9 | 7 |
| Lane Departure | 29.5 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 29.5 | 24.7 | 21.8 | 7 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQ23002 | Audit query | Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module | 17 Nov 2023 | Open |
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.
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 2020 Hyundai TucsonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2020 Hyundai Tucson: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/tucson/2020/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 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 2020 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Tucson name most often?
- Engine: 73 of 237 component mentions, or 308 per 1,000. For all 2020 vehicles the figure is 134.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Hyundai Tucson open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.