NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2013 Hyundai Tucson has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Hyundai Tucson. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 266
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Hyundai Tucson, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 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 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 2011–2012 Tucson
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V245000
- Reported
- May 13, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 2014 Tucson
2013 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 266 owner complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on July 21, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (6%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the engine (59%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (12%) and the electrical system (8%).
1 of the 2013 Hyundai Tucson's 3 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2013 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (159 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine156
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic31
- Unknown Or Other23
- Electrical System22
- Power Train16
- Air Bags11
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 63 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 63. 7% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Hyundai Tucson drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 15th highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Tucson years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 266 complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2013 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: July 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted