NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 18, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 165
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 14V435000
- Reported
- July 18, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,773
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2006 Santa Fe
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 09V123000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 Santa Fe
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V520000
- Reported
- December 18, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 249,309
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 Santa Fe
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 03V030000
- Reported
- January 2, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,643
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Santa Fe
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 165 owner complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on July 8, 2023. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the suspension (36%), followed by the structure (10%) and the steering (10%).
2 of the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe's 4 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (127 complaints), the median was 105,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension59
- Structure17
- Steering16
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Power Train13
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 23. 7% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 0.1× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 22nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Hyundai Santa Fe years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 165 complaints about the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Santa Fe by model year
Other 2002 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: July 8, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted