Hyundai recalls 96,300 Tucson vehicles over dashboard display failure

Hyundai is recalling 96,300 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric vehicles in the United States after a software error that may cause the instrument panel display to fail, leaving drivers without the speedometer and warning lights they depend on in traffic. The defect creates a real crash risk because the dashboard can go dark even when the vehicle is still operating.

The recalled vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. Hyundai Motor America listed the campaign as recall number 304. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 22, 2026, and the vehicles’ VINs became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 25, 2026. Owners can contact Hyundai customer service at 855-371-9460.

The fix can be delivered either over the air or at a dealer, and both repairs will be free. The problem is a software failure inside a central safety screen. The defect can make the display reboot and go blank, temporarily stripping drivers of the information that tells them how fast they are moving and whether the car is warning them about a fault.

A separate Hyundai instrument-panel recall filed in January 2026 covered 41,651 vehicles across several model lines, including Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid, IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid and Tucson. That earlier recall, Hyundai internal number 293, also involved a software error and carried the same federal display standard.