NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2011 Hyundai Tucson has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 124
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2011 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 2011 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 2010, 2012–2013 Tucson, 10 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 19V063000
- Reported
- February 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 120,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Tucson
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 16V057000
- Reported
- January 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,176
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Hyundai Tucson
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V245000
- Reported
- May 13, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 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 2006–2010 Tucson, 11 other models
2011 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 124 owner complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on April 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the engine (32%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (17%) and the power train (16%).
1 of the 2011 Hyundai Tucson's 5 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2011 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (70 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine40
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
- Power Train20
- Unknown Or Other20
- Electrical System12
- Service Brakes12
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 25. 23% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Hyundai Tucson drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 10th highest of the 17 ranked years.
The 124 complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2011 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: April 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted