Hyundai Motor America: Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking (2025 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ, 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON, 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID…)
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- Company / brand
- Hyundai Motor America
- Product
- 2025 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ; 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON; 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID; 2025 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ; 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON; 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON HYBRID; 2026 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID
- Reason / hazard
- Unexpected braking increases the risk of a crash.
- What to do (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.
- Distribution / sold at
- Potentially affected: 423062
- 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.
- Component
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
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