NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Hyundai Veracruz Recalls
The 2008 Hyundai Veracruz has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 13, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 230
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz
Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: seals/gaskets
- Campaign
- 20V705000
- Reported
- November 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,097
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 Veracruz
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14V415000
- Reported
- July 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,122
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 Veracruz
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 2009–2011 Veracruz, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 11V472000
- Reported
- September 9, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Veracruz, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V122000
- Reported
- April 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 532,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Veracruz, 7 other models
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08E016000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Veracruz, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08E055000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Veracruz, 1 other model
2008 Hyundai Veracruz complaints by year
NHTSA has received 230 owner complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, the newest on May 14, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine (22%) and the engine and engine cooling (20%).
2 of the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz's 7 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2008 Hyundai Veracruz owners gave the mileage (172 complaints), the median was 86,359 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System65
- Engine51
- Engine And Engine Cooling46
- Service Brakes45
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)36
- Air Bags19
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 25 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 46. 10% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 230 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Veracruz by model year
Other 2008 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: May 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted