Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published November 21, 2025
Hyundai 2025 Santa Cruz Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes
Hyundai recalls 2025 Santa Cruz vehicles with side curtain air bags that may not deploy properly in crashes, increasing injury risk. Owners must have air bags reinstalled by dealers.
“Hyundai 2025 Santa Cruz Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/82013-hyundai-2025-santa-cruz-air-bags-not-deploying-in-crashes. Based on NHTSA recall #25V809000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V809000).
Hyundai Motor America recalled certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles because side curtain air bags may not deploy as intended. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall on November 21, 2025. Dealers will reinstall the air bags free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Hyundai Santa Cruz, 2025-2026
Hyundai Tucson, 2025
Hyundai Santa Fe, 2025-2026
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, 2025-2026
Genesis GV70, 2026
What to do
Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.
The hazard
The side curtain air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash. The defect is caused by improper installation of the air bags.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hyundai Motor America has 193 other recalls on record since July 11, 2014. Other recent recalls of similar products include Nissan 2025 Altima Air Bags May Not Deploy (August 13, 2026), Chrysler Pacifica Air Bags May Not Deploy (June 2, 2026), and Volkswagen 2025 Tiguan Air Bag Recall (December 10, 2025). NHTSA has received 94 owner complaints for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid as of October 8, 2026.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Santa Cruz has side curtain air bags. The recall covers vehicles with specific VINs listed on NHTSA.gov starting November 22, 2025.
Brand
Hyundai
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Dealer for Free Repair
Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags at no cost to fix the installation issue.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 289 and 029G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 38 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Hyundai
We’ve drafted a message you can send Hyundai to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V809000 — Hyundai 2025 Santa Cruz Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes
Hello,
I own a Hyundai 2025 Santa Cruz Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes that is covered by recall 25V809000 from Hyundai.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 289 and 029G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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