NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2018 Hyundai Tucson has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 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
- 399
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 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 2018 Hyundai Tucson
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 2016–2017, 2019–2021 Tucson
2018 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 399 owner complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (3%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the engine (61%), followed by the power train (25%) and the electrical system (7%).
The 2018 Hyundai Tucson's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2018 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (112 complaints), the median was 31,623 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine244
- Power Train101
- Unknown Or Other44
- Electrical System29
- Fuel/Propulsion System22
- Service Brakes21
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 61 | |
| 2026 | 45 |
Complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 73. 34% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Hyundai Tucson drew 3.7× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 5th highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2018 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 399 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2018 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted