The defect
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.
The risk
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Santa Cruz | 2025, 2026 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2025, 2026 |
| Hyundai Tucson Hybrid | 2025, 2026 |
| Hyundai Tucson Plug-IN Hybrid | 2025, 2026 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Santa Cruz | 2025 | 21 | 3 |
| Hyundai Santa Cruz | 2026 | 5 | 3 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2025 | 291 | 6 |
| Hyundai Tucson | 2026 | 63 | 5 |
| Hyundai Tucson Hybrid | 2025 | 146 | 3 |
| Hyundai Tucson Hybrid | 2026 | 34 | 5 |
| Hyundai Tucson Plug-IN Hybrid | 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| Hyundai Tucson Plug-IN Hybrid | 2026 | 1 | 4 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2026
6 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the forward collision avoidance; Hyundai Motor America filed 205 campaigns in all.
| 26V541000 21 Aug 2026 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 26V420000 30 Jun 2026 | TEKO, INC. |
| 26V381000 10 Jun 2026 | Denago EV Corporation |
| 26V247000 17 Apr 2026 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 26V084000 12 Feb 2026 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026