2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Recalls, Complaints & Specs
3 safety recalls list the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz, and owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
3 safety recalls for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Automatic emergency braking (forward collision avoidance)
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.
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…
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Curtain (air bags)
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Remedy: 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…
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Electrical system: wiring
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles. The console extension wiring assembly may be routed improperly, allowing the transmission to be shifted out of Park without applying the brake pedal.
Remedy: Owners are advised to use the parking brake when parking the vehicle. Dealers will reroute the console extension wiring assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2024. Owners may…
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 3,746 miles. Complaints peaked in 2025 with 10 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Making a left turn against oncoming traffic into a convenience store parking lot. There was a car in the driveway waiting to exit the convenience store parking lot. As I crossed the oncoming traffic l”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 15, 2026 · Forward collision avoidance
“Loss of power while trying to accelerate. RPM's were going up, but the vehicle was very sluggish. Nearly got rear ended as I had turned right on a red from a stop to merge onto a 55mph road. I could n”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 29, 2026 · Fuel/propulsion system
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz AWD, Santa Cruz FWD, Santa Cruz XRT AWD). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 21–25 mpg |
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| City / Highway | 18–22 / 26–30 |
| Fuel | Regular |
| EPA class | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD |
| Engine | 4 cyl, 2.5 L |
| Transmission | Automatic (AM-S8); Automatic (S8) |
Compare Hyundai Santa Cruz model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Hyundai Santa Cruz model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz | 4 | 185 |
| 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz | 2 | 79 |
| 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz | 1 | 35 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz | 3 | 5 |
Checking a specific 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
How do I know if my 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Hyundai dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 24V877000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Hyundai models
- Sonata16,085 complaints
- Elantra8,715 complaints
- Santa FE7,663 complaints
- Tucson6,287 complaints
- Palisade2,447 complaints
- Accent2,032 complaints
- Ioniq 51,339 complaints
- Veloster1,292 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.