NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Recalls
The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 200
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
15 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V651000
- Reported
- September 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,649,478
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 21V303000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Santa Fe Sport
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V520000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Santa Fe Sport
Engine
- Campaign
- 18V934000
- Reported
- December 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,730
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Santa Fe Sport, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 17V358000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Santa Fe Sport, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V226000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 572,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Santa Fe Sport, 1 other model
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 200 owner complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 15 a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (16%) and the electrical system (8%).
1 of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport's 6 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport owners gave the mileage (122 complaints), the median was 83,120 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine109
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic32
- Unknown Or Other23
- Electrical System15
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 44 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 25 | |
| 2026 | 30 |
Complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 44. 0% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 200 complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport by model year
Other 2013 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted