NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 18, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 303
- Crashes reported
- 32
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2004 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, 2005–2006 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 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 Santa Fe
2004 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 303 owner complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on December 6, 2023. Of these, 32 describe a crash (11%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the suspension (23%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).
1 of the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe's 3 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (248 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension69
- Air Bags43
- Vehicle Speed Control39
- Fuel/Propulsion System25
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic24
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 30 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 37 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 37. 24% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 15th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 303 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: December 6, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted