Hyundai recalling over 50K Tucson vehicles related to defective trailer harness
FILE-The Hyundai emblem is shown on a vehicle at a dealership on March 24, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Hyundai is issuing a recall for 51,587 Tucson model cars equipped with a faulty tow hitch wiring harness.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an optional wiring harness in these cars may have been installed incorrectly, allowing water into the control module, which may result in an electrical short or the trailer lighting to fail.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated in a Dec. 23 recall letter that in the rare case of an electrical short within the module, it might result in overheating or melting.
What Hyundai Tucson cars are being recalled?
Why you should care:
The recall affects certain 2022-2024 Hyundai Tucson vehicles equipped with an OEM trailer wiring harness.
Are repairs available for the recalled Tucson vehicles?
What you can do:
Owners of the recalled cars will receive notification letters that will be mailed Feb. 16 with instructions to bring their vehicles to a Hyundai dealership for replacement of the trailer wiring harness. Hyundai also recommends that owners park their cars outside and away from buildings until the recall remedy is available and complete.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall notice. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.