# NHTSA recall 25V549000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 25V549000
- Manufacturer's number: 281
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Reported: 2025\-08\-25
- Owners notified: 2025\-10\-23
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 29
- Part numbers: 26HS12SK00, 24HS12SK00, 12HS12SK00

## What is wrong

Hyundai Motor America \(Hyundai\) is recalling certain 2025\-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power and engine damage, possibly resulting in an oil leak.


## What can happen

A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. An oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1\-855\-371\-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 281.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 29
- Reported remedied: 29 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE](/makes/hyundai/santa-fe/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-02\-05 to 2025\-08\-07.
- [2026 HYUNDAI SANTA FE](/makes/hyundai/santa-fe/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-02\-05 to 2025\-08\-07.
- [2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON](/makes/hyundai/tucson/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-02\-18 to 2025\-08\-08.
- [2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON](/makes/hyundai/tucson/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-02\-18 to 2025\-08\-08.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [26\-EM\-016H TSB](/bulletins/11038458.md), 2026-10-14, Service bulletin
- [26\-EM\-015H TSB](/bulletins/11038456.md), 2026-10-13, Service bulletin
- [26\-EM\-009H TSB](/bulletins/11030329.md), 2026-03-30, Service bulletin
- [25\-01\-083H DCS 0122](/bulletins/11027789.md), 2026-01-27, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-068H\-1 DCS](/bulletins/11025961.md), 2025-12-02, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-068H\-1](/bulletins/11025953.md), 2025-12-02, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-083H DCS](/bulletins/11025650.md), 2025-11-20, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-083H TSB](/bulletins/11025649.md), 2025-11-20, Service campaign
- [9C3 OL](/bulletins/11024690.md), 2025-10-31, Service campaign
- [25\-01\-072H\-1 DCS](/bulletins/11024540.md), 2025-10-29, Service campaign

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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