NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2017 Hyundai Tucson has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 17, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 1,093
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
26 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 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 2017 Hyundai Tucson
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V727000
- Reported
- September 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,515
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V543000
- Reported
- September 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2021 Tucson
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 16V842000
- Reported
- November 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,172
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Tucson, 1 other model
2017 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,093 owner complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (1%) and 26 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the power train (27%) and the vehicle speed control (8%).
1 of the 2017 Hyundai Tucson's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2017 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (438 complaints), the median was 26,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine602
- Power Train292
- Unknown Or Other138
- Vehicle Speed Control88
- Electrical System85
- Fuel/Propulsion System75
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56 | |
| 2018 | 92 | |
| 2019 | 100 | |
| 2020 | 44 | |
| 2021 | 154 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 178 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 124 | |
| 2026 | 65 |
Complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 178. 27% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Hyundai Tucson drew 7.6× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the Hyundai Tucson years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,093 complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2017 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted