NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 970
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
23 fires
On a 2017 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 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 22V056000
- Reported
- February 3, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 357,348
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Santa Fe, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V578000
- Reported
- September 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 420
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 17V358000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016 Santa Fe, 1 other model
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 17V142000
- Reported
- March 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 190
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 16V842000
- Reported
- November 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,172
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: front: warning light/devices
- Campaign
- 16V145000
- Reported
- March 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Santa Fe
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 970 owner complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (1%) and 23 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the engine (67%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (7%).
1 of the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (268 complaints), the median was 19,271 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine650
- Power Train166
- Unknown Or Other93
- Electrical System69
- Fuel/Propulsion System60
- Vehicle Speed Control54
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 47 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 66 | |
| 2018 | 36 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 29 | |
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 209 | |
| 2024 | 161 | |
| 2025 | 97 | |
| 2026 | 92 |
Complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 209. 22% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the Hyundai Santa Fe years to avoid by our method.
The 970 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted