NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 684
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V061000
- Reported
- February 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 476,111
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 Santa Fe, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 12V354000
- Reported
- July 25, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 199,118
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Santa Fe
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 11V472000
- Reported
- September 9, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Santa Fe, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V122000
- Reported
- April 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 532,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 08V272000
- Reported
- June 19, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,943
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Santa Fe
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 06V317000
- Reported
- August 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08E016000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Santa Fe, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08E055000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Santa Fe, 1 other model
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 684 owner complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (4%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (18%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the electrical system (14%).
2 of the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (565 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System121
- Air Bags102
- Electrical System97
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)68
- Vehicle Speed Control58
- Engine54
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 38 | |
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 48 | |
| 2011 | 55 | |
| 2012 | 67 | |
| 2013 | 75 | |
| 2014 | 83 | |
| 2015 | 76 | |
| 2016 | 51 | |
| 2017 | 37 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 83. 20% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 4th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 684 complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe crash tests and safety technology
For the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Santa Fe with the 2020 model year, 13 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 16.9% (4 stars). Of the 15 Santa Fe years NHTSA rated from 2004 on, 6 had a lower risk, the 2019 the lowest at 14.6%. Of 39 other 2007 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 13 (33%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 19.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2328, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Hyundai Santa Fe by model year
Other 2007 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted