There are 6 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2012 Hyundai Tucsonin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Airbag located in the steering wheel partially deployed during a moderate/serious accident. It came out of the front of the steering wheel but never inflated. I have pictures available of the partially deployed airbag. No other airbags were deployed during this front end crash. The seatbelt tensioner did activate and prevented serious injury during the crash. There was no indication, via warning lights or any other messages, that the system was not working properly. All outstanding recalls for the vehicle had been addressed. It is unknown if the partial deployment was indicated in the police report. No other inspections of the system have been done. Insurance adjuster from at-fault party will be performing an assessment of damage this week. Thankfully the most serious injury is from the seat belt and this partial deployment of the airbag did not cause a more serious injury.
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM SAN FRANCISCO, I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ONLY DRIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO, HOWEVER, THERE'S NO DEALERSHIPS THAT CAN SERVICE MY CAR IN SAN FRANCISCO. I'M BEING ASKED TO DRIVE OVER 30 MILES AWAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND I HAVE A PHOBIA OF DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGES. I WILL NOT ASK ANYONE TO DRIVE MY CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND ASKED WHAT THEY WILL DO TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, AND MY CALL IS BEING ESCALATED TO ANOTHER PERSON AND I'LL RECEIVE A CALL WITHIN 3-5 DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE TO HOPE THAT MY CAR DOESN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WILL MY AIRBAG WORK? THEY SHOULD HAVE SAID THEY WILL SEND OVER A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP MY CAR, AND DELIVER IT BACK TO ME. THAT WASN'T DONE OF COURSE, BECAUSE I'M NOT BUYING A NEW CAR. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THEY DON'T HAVE A DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR ANY LONGER. WHAT IS THE MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN? *TR
TAKATA RECALL ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET
MY 2012 HYUNDAI TUSCON WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER AND NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. ALL AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED AT IMPACT EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG? I SEE NUMEROUS HYUNDAI RECALLS AND AIRBAG ISSUES ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO MENTION OF THE TUSCON. MY DAUGHTER HAS SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG FAILING TO DEPLOY. *TR
WE WERE GOING THROUGH A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE ABOUT THE 6TH CAR THROUGH THE LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE COMING OUT OF NOWHERE RAN THE RED LIGHT FROM THE CROSS STREET AT ABOUT 55MPH, DID NOT TRY TO STOP, WE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP AND SWERVED TO AVOID THE PERSON. SHE DID NOT TRY TO STOP AND T-BONED US IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND DOOR, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN WITH THIS HIGH SPEED COLLISION. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT OF THIS KIND WHERE THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY AND WE WERE REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR
AIR BAG UNIT IN STEERING WHEEL POP OUT FRONT WINDSHEILD GETS ICE ON THE INSIDE WHEN TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 32 DEGREES
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026