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2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid electrical system problems

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid has 34 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

34

Electrical System complaints

18%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Tucson Hybrid electrical system complaints by model year34 complaints2022: 26 complaints2023: 4 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 34 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tucson Hybrid electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

26V400000Electrical SystemJune 23, 2026 · 96,310 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."

Consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 22, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 304. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 25, 2026.

26V047000Electrical SystemJanuary 26, 2026 · 41,651 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."

Consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 28, 2026.

What owners report

The contact owned a 2025 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the rear of the passenger seat caught fire. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The fire was extinguished twice by the Fire Department since the fire reignited after the…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · August 26, 2025 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid electrical system — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid electrical system?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the electrical system: 26V047000, 26V400000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.