Hyundai is recalling 96,310 Tucson SUVs after finding that a software error can cause the vehicle’s digital instrument display to intermittently reboot and go completely dark while the driver is behind the wheel, wiping out the speedometer, fuel gauge, and warning lights in the process.

Key Points

• 96,310 total vehicles are covered under NHTSA campaign 26V400000, according to NHTSA’s recall database.
• The recall spans 2025–2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid models.
• A software logic issue can cause the display to reboot mid-drive, briefly going blank, according to Local 12 (WKRC Cincinnati).
• Hyundai says no crashes, injuries, or fires have been confirmed as tied to the defect.

What’s Affected

• 39,605 gasoline-powered 2025–2026 Tucson units
• 53,886 2025–2026 Tucson Hybrid units
• 2,819 2025–2026 Tucson Plug-In Hybrid units

That adds up to 96,310 vehicles total, according to Hyundai’s own recall filing summarized by Fox Business. The problem traces back to a software logic issue involving the instrument panel cluster and its head-up display integration, which can trigger an unplanned reset of the display while the vehicle is moving.

What It Means Behind the Wheel

When the display resets, it goes temporarily blank — meaning the driver loses their speed reading, fuel level, and any active warning indicators for however long the reboot takes. NHTSA’s filing warns that masking this safety-critical information “increases the risk of a crash,” particularly for drivers who don’t immediately notice their speed has changed or that a warning light has appeared and then vanished with the reset.

Hyundai estimates roughly 1% of the recalled population may actually experience the glitch, according to reporting on the filing, but the company is recalling the full 96,310-vehicle population out of caution since there’s no way to predict in advance which individual units will be affected.

What Owners Should Do

• Hyundai began mailing owner notification letters on August 22, 2026.
• The fix is a free software update, available either at a dealership or automatically over the air for vehicles enrolled in Hyundai’s Bluelink connected-car service.
• Owners who already paid out of pocket for a related repair can seek reimbursement from Hyundai.
• Owners can check whether their specific VIN is included right now at NHTSA.gov/recalls rather than waiting for the mailed notice to arrive.

Hyundai has faced a string of instrument-cluster software recalls across its 2026 lineup this year, and the Tucson — one of the brand’s best-selling SUVs — is now the largest single population caught up in this particular software defect.