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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5NMJECAE9NH••••••2022 Hyundai TUCSON
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2022 Hyundai TUCSON build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
357on the model
139builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 3Engine 2Power Train 2Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashMar 2025
The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while parked for approximately an hour and the front driver seat unoccupied, the contact's granddaughter climbed into the front seat from the rear to sit with the front passenger occupant and accidentally depressed…
Fuel/propulsion SystemApr 2026
I purchased this 2022 tucson limited hyundai new. It has 25,000 miles on it. The car check engine light came on and a power reduction began along with shaking of the car. I was able to clear the intersection safely. I was able to turn into a safe spot and shut down the car. It…
Electrical SystemSep 2025
Both horns needed to be replaced three times due to both stopped working and I listed the dates below. First time replacement: 4-6-24, Second time replacement: 10-9-24, Third time replacement: 1-16-25. Now on 9-26-25 both horns stopped worknig again, I checked the horn fuse and…
EngineMay 2023
On two occasions, both on busy highways traveling at about 65mph the engine just quit running. Very scary but fortunately was able to drift to the side of the road and wait for assistance. The car was towed to the nearest dealer two hours from my home. After the fuel injectors…
Power TrainJul 2023
This Tucson Limited has 3500 miles on it from purchase last September - 2022. Less than 1/2 mile from home and accelerating to about 35mph the engine lost power where speed reduced to about 20mph, acted like air intake was being choked. Did not see any caution lights on the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5NMJECAE9NH157289 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.