NHTSA recall 26V316000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 26V316000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 302 |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Reported | 2026-05-18 |
| Owners notified | 2026-06-22 |
| Component | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING |
| Units potentially affected | 423062 |
| Part numbers | 99211-CW500, 99211-N7000, 99211-N7020, 99211-N7030, 99211-N7050 |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 423062 |
| Reported remedied | 122311 (28%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 3422 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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.
What is wrong
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes.
What can happen
Unexpected braking increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the front camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 302. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 20, 2026.
| 2025 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ | Built from 2024-07-22. |
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| 2026 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ | Built to 2026-04-01. |
| 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON | Built from 2024-04-08. |
| 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON | Built to 2026-04-14. |
| 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID | Built from 2024-08-26. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID | Built to 2025-10-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID | Built from 2025-08-07. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID | Built to 2026-03-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 26-AD-001H TSB | 2026-03-07. Service bulletin. Some 2019MY and newer vehicles equipped with a front view camera may illuminate certain warning lights and trigger DTC C272246 fault code for the front camera. In the following cases, the front camera auto-calibration range may be exceeded while driving: • If the front camera is not properly installed and is completely or partially detached. • In case of excessive changes affecting the vehicle's balance (e.g., loading excessively heavy cargo in a specific location of the vehicle, or significant under-inflation of the tires). • Specific road conditions affecting the vehicle's balance (e.g., excessive road crown) This TSB provides instructions on how to service the vehicle when the front camera related warning light(s) are triggered due to system out of calibration (DTC_C272246). |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.