NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2006 Hyundai Tucson has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Hyundai Tucson. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 135
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Hyundai Tucson, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Tucson, 11 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09V280000
- Reported
- July 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,011
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Tucson, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V122000
- Reported
- April 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 532,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Tucson, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 07V197000
- Reported
- May 8, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Tucson
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 06V445000
- Reported
- November 22, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Tucson
2006 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 135 owner complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on December 7, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (11%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the steering (10%).
2 of the 2006 Hyundai Tucson's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (108 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags37
- Electrical System16
- Steering13
- Structure13
- Suspension13
- Engine12
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 16. 23% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Hyundai Tucson drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 9th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 135 complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2006 Hyundai Tucson crash tests and safety technology
For the 2006 Hyundai Tucson, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Tucson with the 2019 model year, 13 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2006 Hyundai Tucson rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 17.9% (4 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 18 Tucson years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (15.5%–17.9%); the 2016 had the lowest, 15.5%. Of 29 other 2006 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 7 (24%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 20.3%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1924, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2006 Hyundai Tucson: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2006 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: December 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted