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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Recalls

The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 17, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
185

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Trailer hitches

Campaign
23V181000
Reported
March 17, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 584,784
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
NHTSA advisory
park outside, away from buildings
Same campaign
also 2023 Santa Cruz, 3 other models

23V181000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: roof and pillars

Campaign
23V038000
Reported
January 31, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 16,104
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2023 Santa Cruz, 1 other model

23V038000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
22V746000
Reported
October 6, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 56,148
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 5 other models

22V746000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger

Campaign
22V197000
Reported
March 28, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 16
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

22V197000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz complaints by year

NHTSA has received 185 owner complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, the newest on September 27, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, the component group named most often is the power train (49%), followed by the engine (28%) and the electrical system (12%).

1 of the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train90
  • Engine51
  • Unknown Or Other36
  • Electrical System22
  • Fuel/Propulsion System21
  • Vehicle Speed Control18

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz received by NHTSA, by calendar year
202280
202351
202422
202517
202615

Complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 80. 92% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

The 185 complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Santa Cruz by model year

Other 2022 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: September 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted