NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2010 Hyundai Tucson has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Hyundai Tucson. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2010 Hyundai Tucson, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2010 Hyundai Tucson
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V651000
- Reported
- September 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,649,478
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Tucson, 10 other models
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 2006–2009, 2011 Tucson, 11 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 11V259000
- Reported
- April 26, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,829
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Hyundai Tucson
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 10V061000
- Reported
- February 25, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 515
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Hyundai Tucson
2010 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the power train (37%), followed by the service brakes (14%) and the engine (12%).
None of the 2010 Hyundai Tucson's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2010 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 45,602 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train22
- Service Brakes8
- Engine7
- Electrical System6
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 8. 36% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Hyundai Tucson drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 13th highest of the 17 ranked years.
The 59 complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2010 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted