NHTSA Safety Recalls
Hyundai Veracruz Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Veracruz, across 6 model years from 2007 to 2012. The 2008 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (3).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 9
- Most recalls
- 2008
- Owner complaints
- 661
2007–2012, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 661 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Veracruz across 6 model years; the most, 230, concern the 2008.
Owners marked a crash on 14 of the Hyundai Veracruz complaints (2%) and a fire on 17.
Across all Hyundai Veracruz model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 186 complaints), then the engine (179).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Veracruz in 2021: 167, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Veracruz is exterior lighting: brake lights: switch, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Hyundai Veracruz recall, 23V651000, was reported on September 22, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
Hyundai Veracruz years to avoid
Too few Hyundai Veracruz model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Veracruz years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Veracruz
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH6
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS6
- TRAILER HITCHES4
- EQUIPMENT3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
Hyundai Veracruz model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Hyundai Veracruz recall campaign (9)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V651000September 22, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2010–2012 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,649,478 |
| 20V705000November 13, 2020 | engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: seals/gaskets | 2007–2012 | crash | 60,097 |
| 14V415000July 8, 2014 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2007–2012 | crash | 61,122 |
| 13V113000April 1, 2013 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2008–2011 | crash | 1,712,336 |
| 11V472000September 9, 2011 | air bags: frontal | 2007–2008 | crash and injury | 205,233 |
| 09V122000April 15, 2009 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2007–2008 | crash | 532,633 |
| 08E016000 | trailer hitches | 2007–2008 | fire | — |
| 08E055000 | trailer hitches | 2007–2008 | fire | — |
| 11E041000 | equipment | 2009–2011 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Veracruz. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted