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Hyundai Tiburon Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Tiburon, across 8 model years from 2000 to 2008. The 2003 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (1).

Hyundai Tiburon years to avoid by our method: 2003 (6.9× the median year).

Model years
8

2000–2008, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2003

9 recalls

Owner complaints
674

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 674 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Tiburon across 9 model years; the most, 328, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 86 of the Hyundai Tiburon complaints (13%) and a fire on 9.

Across all Hyundai Tiburon model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 291 complaints), then the air bags (146).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Tiburon in 2006: 109, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Tiburon is service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Hyundai Tiburon recall, 13V113000, was reported on April 1, 2013 and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Hyundai Tiburon years to avoid

The 2003 Hyundai Tiburon stands out most: 180 complaints between 2002 and 2006, 50% of them naming the power train.

The 2003 also carries 9 recalls, against a median of 1 for the ranked Hyundai Tiburon years.

The best-measured Hyundai Tiburon years are 2001 (0.6×), 2007 (0.6×) and 2005 (0.9×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Hyundai Tiburon, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20081196not ranked
200714217
0.6×
200616432
1.4×
200514320
0.9×
200408240
1.6×
2003avoid9328180
6.9×
2002422not ranked
200113619
0.6×
200015836
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Tiburon years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Tiburon

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING2
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1

Hyundai Tiburon model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Hyundai Tiburon recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Hyundai Tiburon, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
13V113000April 1, 2013exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2006–2008crash1,712,336
09V125000April 16, 2009suspension: front: control arm2003crash160,904
05V187000April 28, 2005steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2005crash277
04V369000July 26, 2004fuel system, gasoline: storage2002–2003fire919
04V178000April 9, 2004fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2002–2003fire263,968
03V496000December 3, 2003service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2002–2003crash1,993
03V321000August 26, 2003air bags: frontal2003crash and injury49
03V290000August 5, 2003seat belts: front: buckle assembly2003crash and injury36
03V257000July 22, 2003service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2002–2003crash312,292
02V290000November 5, 2002seat belts: front: buckle assembly2003crash and injury7,382
02V044000February 8, 2002unknown or other2003crash and injury1,174
01V345000November 6, 2001seat belts: front: webbing2000–2001crash and injury42,782

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Tiburon. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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