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Hyundai SUVs: side curtain airbags may be installed wrong

NHTSA campaign 25V809000 · Reported 2025-11-21 · Hyundai Motor America

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Serious: the airbags are not expected to go off on their own and there is no instruction to stop driving, but they may not protect you properly in a crash, so get them reinstalled quickly.

What's wrong, in plain English

On certain 2025 Hyundai Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles, the side curtain airbags may not have been installed properly. These are the airbags that drop down from above the side windows to protect people's heads in a crash. If they were put in wrong, they may not open the way they are supposed to. That means you could be hurt more seriously if you are in a crash.

What you should do

1. Look up your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, where affected VINs have been searchable since November 22, 2025.
2. Contact your Hyundai or Genesis dealer, or Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460, about recall 289 or 029G.
3. Have the dealer reinstall the side curtain airbags, free of charge.

Affected vehicles (4)

Who to contact

Hyundai — official Hyundai recall lookup

Customer service: 1-855-371-9460

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Official notice

Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Summary
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Safety risk
Side curtain air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will reinstall the side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 29, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 289 and 029G. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.