NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Recalls
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 17, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 79
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2023 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 2022 Santa Cruz, 3 other models
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 23V038000
- Reported
- January 31, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,104
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Santa Cruz, 1 other model
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz complaints by year
NHTSA has received 79 owner complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, the newest on September 14, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, the component group named most often is the power train (32%), followed by the engine (25%) and the electrical system (18%).
None of the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz's 2 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train25
- Engine20
- Electrical System14
- Unknown Or Other10
- Forward Collision Avoidance6
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 19 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 33.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 79 complaints about the 2023 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 2023 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted