2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz

These recalls apply to the make, model, and year of your car – and should be fixed as soon as possible.

1 Recalls for 2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz

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1970-01-01 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN

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 are expected to be mailed January 19, 2026. 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.

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6 Service Alerts for 2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Date Description
2026-01-24 STRUCTURE:BODY

Some Santa Cruz (NXT) vehicles may have a tonneau cover that does not latch or unlatch, retract properly, and/or have a v-gap is present when closed. This may be due to a broken or missing clip on the underside of the tonneau cover. This bu

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-11-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Certain Santa Cruz (NXT) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year. Technical Se

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-11-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Certain Santa Cruz (NXT) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year. This bulleti

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-11-06 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside th

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-10-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Certain Santa Cruz (NXT) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year. This bulleti

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-10-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Certain Santa Cruz (NXT) vehicles may exhibit a Data Communication Unit (DCU) software error due to the internal timer initialization logic not being implemented. The DCU module may shut down telematics services after one year. Technical Se

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz

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