Hyundai Motor America: Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel (2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID, 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID, 2026 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5…)

Company / brand

Hyundai Motor America

Product

2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID; 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5; 2026 HYUNDAI KONA; 2026 HYUNDAI PALISADE; 2026 HYUNDAI PALISADE HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ; 2026 HYUNDAI SANTA FE; 2026 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI SONATA; 2026 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON; 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID

Reason / hazard

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

What to do (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.

Distribution / sold at

Potentially affected: 41651

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."

Component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

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