NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 541
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe
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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 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 2007 Santa Fe, 1 other model
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 2007 Santa Fe
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08E016000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Santa Fe, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08E055000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Santa Fe, 1 other model
2008 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 541 owner complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on March 20, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (40%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the air bags (13%).
2 of the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (461 complaints), the median was 74,209 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System215
- Electrical System74
- Air Bags70
- Engine60
- Fuel System, Gasoline58
- Vehicle Speed Control52
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 24 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 46 | |
| 2014 | 100 | |
| 2015 | 74 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 43 | |
| 2018 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 100. 18% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 9th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 541 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted