1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2018 Hyundai Tucson. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 397 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Hyundai dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Hyundai Tucson. Check your Tucson by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 397 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson, reporting 13 crashes, 9 fires, 10 injuries. Hyundai has issued at least 167 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 397 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Hyundai Tucson. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Approximately one month ago I had a high pressure fuel pump installed in my 2018 Hyundai Tucson. While driving on the highway, about ten minutes from home, my car suddenly burst into flames. There were no warning lights in the cockpit. There was no smoke in the cabin.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11729665
“On October 13th 2025, we were involved in a serious collision while driving our 2018 Hyundai Tucson. The vehicle was struck from behind and spun into a semi-truck, totalling the vehicle. Despite the forward and lateral collision to the semi-truck, no airbags deployed at all during the accident.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11694065
“After an impact with a large buck (deer) on a main highway while traveling 70 miles per hour, the airbags failed to deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11666669
“In May 2024 my Hyundai Tucson died in a middle of an intersection with no warning. Worse than that is Hyundai motor USA informed me that the car was on a recall list for an engine failure issue that was apart of class action suit .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11610579
“I was driving home from a family get together with my husband and daughter in my car. We smelled something burning, and suddenly smoke was coming out of my center console. I pulled over and flames were coming out of the driver side. As soon as we evacuated the vehicle, it burst into flames.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11557015
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Hyundai Tucson is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Hyundai dealer.