2013 Hyundai Tucson air bags problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2013 Hyundai Tucson — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I rear ended a car infront of me that had stopped abruptly, I was going about 30 mph and the impact was so hard I slammed my chest on the steering wheel, it ended up doing 13,000 dollars of damage to the front end but not one airbag deployted.”
filed Oct 24, 2019
“Airbags failed to deploy in moderate collision. Impact was by a chevy silverado to left front of 2013 tucson. Air bag deployed on truck. No airbags deployed on tucson (side or steering column). Drivers left side,hip and head made direct impact with door and window. Force of impact was enough to…”
filed Jul 30, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the air bag assembly installed in the steering wheel may come…Campaign 14V245000 · May 13, 2014
Related service bulletins
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety System Co.…
DTN DL · Other · issued Apr 10, 2026The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit driver‑side airbag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Automobile Safety…
DTN DCS · Other · issued Apr 10, 2026
Air Bags problems in other Tucson years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Tucson | 4 | 1% |
| 2024 Tucson | 4 | 5% |
| 2023 Tucson | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 Tucson | 12 | 3% |
| 2021 Tucson | 2 | 3% |
| 2020 Tucson | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 Tucson | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Tucson | 5 | 1% |
| 2017 Tucson | 10 | 1% |
| 2016 Tucson | 15 | 1% |
| 2015 Tucson | 5 | 2% |
| 2014 Tucson | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Hyundai Tucson
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.