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Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 48 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Santa Fe, across 25 model years from 2001 to 2025. The 2007 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).

Hyundai Santa Fe years to avoid by our method: 2017 (2.0× the median year).

Model years
25

2001–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
48
Most recalls
2007

9 recalls

Owner complaints
7,681

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 7,681 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Santa Fe across 26 model years; the most, 970, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 354 of the Hyundai Santa Fe complaints (5%) and a fire on 214.

Across all Hyundai Santa Fe model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 2,372 complaints), then the power train (818).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Santa Fe in 2023: 695, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Santa Fe is trailer hitches, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Hyundai Santa Fe recall, 26V218000, was reported on April 6, 2026 and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage.

Hyundai Santa Fe years to avoid

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe stands out most: 216 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 67% of them naming the engine.

The 2017 also carries 6 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Hyundai Santa Fe years.

The best-measured Hyundai Santa Fe years are 2002 (0.1×), 2006 (0.2×) and 2018 (0.3×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Hyundai Santa Fe, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026037—not ranked
20255135—not ranked
20247155—not ranked
20231211—not ranked
20225201158
1.3×
20217167114
1.2×
2020221792
1.1×
2019220387
0.9×
2018210934
0.3×
2017avoid6970216
2.0×
2016323640
0.4×
2015225542
0.4×
20143493108
1.0×
20133605176
1.6×
20121355113
1.2×
2011318174
0.9×
20103260106
1.2×
2009335959
1.0×
2008654195
1.1×
20079684134
1.3×
2006110620
0.2×
2005321642
0.5×
2004330374
0.8×
20034308100
1.0×
2002416511
0.1×
2001420974
0.6×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Hyundai Santa Fe years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Santa Fe

  • TRAILER HITCHES9
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE9
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS6
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS6
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH6
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
  • EQUIPMENT3

Hyundai Santa Fe model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Hyundai Santa Fe recall campaign (48)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Hyundai Santa Fe, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V218000April 6, 2026seat belts: front: anchorage2024–2025crash and injury294,448
25V808000November 20, 2025back over prevention: display function2024–2025crash143,472
25V809000November 20, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain2025crash and injury258
25V659000October 2, 2025electrical system: starter assembly2024–2025fire135,386
25V549000August 25, 2025engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners2025crash and fire29
24V879000November 21, 2024back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash226,118
24V843000November 7, 2024electrical system: wiring: switches/knobs/buttons2024injury34,964
24V561000July 26, 2024air bags2024crash and injury49,719
24V529000July 11, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2024crash and injury12,349
24V246000April 2, 2024back over prevention: software2024crash and injury18,206
23V651000September 22, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2013–2015fire and injurypark outside1,649,478
23V181000March 17, 2023trailer hitches2019–2023fire and injurypark outside584,784
22V746000October 6, 2022power train: automatic transmission2021–2022crash56,148
22V197000March 28, 2022engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger2022fire16
22V056000February 3, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2016–2018fire and injurypark outside357,348
21V00M000December 28, 2021visibility: windshield2020–2021crash and injury26,413
21V524000July 9, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2021–2022fire15,752
21V308000May 3, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2021fire2
21V185000March 17, 2021air bags: air bag/restraint control module2021crash and injury10
20V746000December 1, 2020engine2012crash and fire128,948
20V061000February 4, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2007fire and injury476,111
18V715000October 11, 2018air bags: side/window2019crash and injury8,204
18V118000February 17, 2018steering: steering wheel/handle bar2018crash41,070
17V578000September 20, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2017crash420
17V358000June 5, 2017latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2013–2017crash437,400
17V142000March 6, 2017tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2017crash190
16V842000November 21, 2016electrical system: wiring2017crash6,172
16V145000March 10, 2016seat belts: front: warning light/devices2016–2017crash and injury34,200
14V435000July 18, 2014suspension: front: springs: coil springs2001–2006crash271,773
13V624000December 16, 2013tires: sidewall2014crash28
13V355000August 12, 2013power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2013crash20,300
13V113000April 1, 2013exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2007–2011crash1,712,336
12V354000July 25, 2012air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2007–2009crash and injury199,118
11V472000September 9, 2011air bags: frontal2007–2008crash and injury205,233
11V261000April 28, 2011power train: driveline: driveshaft2010crash5,876
10V613000December 9, 2010service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2011crash1,785
09V123000April 16, 2009suspension: rear2001–2003crash83,355
09V122000April 15, 2009exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2007crash532,633
08V272000June 19, 2008equipment: other: labels2007–2008crash88,943
06V317000August 31, 2006fuel system, gasoline: storage2007fire139
05V527000November 17, 2005air bags: frontal2005crash, injury and death134
05V450000October 4, 2005air bags2005crash, injury and death12,000
04V131000March 16, 2004service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2003–2004crash17,401
03V520000December 18, 2003equipment: other: labels2001–2004—249,309
03V030000January 2, 2003electrical system: starter assembly2001–2002—25,643
08E016000trailer hitches2007–2008fire—
08E055000trailer hitches2007–2008fire—
11E040000equipment2009–2011fire—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Hyundai Santa Fe. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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