NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Hyundai Tucson Recalls
The 2021 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 2021 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
- 80
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 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 2016–2020 Tucson
2021 Hyundai Tucson complaints by year
NHTSA has received 80 owner complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Tucson, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Tucson, the component group named most often is the engine (49%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the service brakes (11%).
The 2021 Hyundai Tucson's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2021 Hyundai Tucson owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine39
- Electrical System12
- Unknown Or Other10
- Service Brakes9
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Power Train8
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 28 |
Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Tucson peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 28. 44% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Hyundai Tucson drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Tucson year in the same window: 8th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 80 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Tucson are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tucson by model year
Other 2021 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted