NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2009 Hyundai Tucson has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Hyundai Tucson. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Hyundai Tucson, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2009 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 2006–2008, 2010–2011 Tucson, 11 other models
2009 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on March 23, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the seat belts (11%).
The 2009 Hyundai Tucson's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 29,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags6
- Electrical System2
- Seat Belts2
- Structure2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 3. 28% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 18 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2009 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted