2024 Hyundai Tucson and Santa Cruz power steering defect recall
Hyundai is recalling 2024 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles due to a potential circuit board short in the power steering system. Loss of steering assist could increase crash risk.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect involving loss of power steering assist, which meets the Severe (Score 4) criterion per the rubric. Although no injuries or property damage have been reported, the defect directly impacts vehicle control and safety.
Plain-English summary
Hyundai Motor America is recalling certain 2024 Tucson and Santa Cruz vehicles. The motor-driven power steering assembly contains a circuit board that may short circuit, resulting in loss of electric power steering assist.
Loss of power steering assist can increase the risk of a crash. No injuries or damage from this defect have been reported.
Hyundai dealers will replace the motor-driven power steering electric power pack free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 11, 2024. Owners can contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460 to schedule service, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2024 HYUNDAI TUCSON
- Brand
- HYUNDAI
- Manufacturer
- Hyundai Motor America
- Category
- Vehicle — Steering System
- Hazard
- electrical-short
- steering-loss
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 795
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- TUCSON
- SANTA CRUZ
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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