NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2003 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 2003 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
- 308
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 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 2001–2002, 2004–2006 Santa Fe
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 09V123000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Santa Fe
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 04V131000
- Reported
- March 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,401
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 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 2001–2002, 2004 Santa Fe
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 308 owner complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on November 1, 2024. Of these, 26 describe a crash (8%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the suspension (18%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the power train (11%).
2 of the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe's 4 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (245 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension56
- Air Bags42
- Power Train35
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic31
- Structure30
- Electrical System28
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 30. 32% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 12th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 308 complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: November 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted