NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Recalls
The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has 3 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 Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 356
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
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 2018 Santa Fe Sport, 3 other models
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 Sport, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 17V365000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 356 owner complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (1%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the component group named most often is the engine (58%), followed by the power train (12%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (12%).
1 of the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport's 3 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport owners gave the mileage (156 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine207
- Power Train42
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic41
- Unknown Or Other36
- Vehicle Speed Control29
- Fuel/Propulsion System27
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 33 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 48 | |
| 2026 | 44 |
Complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 74. 23% 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 Sport drew 4.8× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe Sport year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 356 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted