Hyundai Structure: Roof and Pillars

Hyundai is recalling about 16,104 vehicles over a problem with the structure. A detached roof molding could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
23V038000
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Reported
31 January 2023
Vehicles
16,104
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 March 2023
Repaired
84%
Unrepaired
2,258

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2022-2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
  • 2022 Hyundai Tucson

Repair progress

2,258 of 16,104 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2024.

84% repaired — 13,477 of 16,104 reported

Owners not reachable
56
Scrapped or exported
313

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Tucson and 2022-2023 Santa Cruz vehicles. The roof moldings may detach.

What could happen

A detached roof molding could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and replace, or secure the roof moldings, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 30, 2023.

Parts involved

  • Clip-Roof Garnish Mtg87236-K5100, 87246-K5100, 87235-K5100Roof molding mounting clip for Santa Cruz
  • Clip-Roof Garnish Mtg87236-N9000, 87246-N9000, 87235-N9000Roof molding mounting clip for Tucson

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA31 January 2023
  2. Owners notified30 March 2023
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2024 — 84% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 31 January 2023.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 241.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
241
Recalling manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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