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Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, across 6 model years from 2013 to 2018. The 2013 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2016 (1).

Hyundai Santa Fe Sport years to avoid by our method: 2017 (4.8× the median year) and 2018 (3.1× the median year).

Model years
6

2013–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2013

6 recalls

Owner complaints
1,197

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,197 complaints with NHTSA about the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport across 6 model years; the most, 356, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 18 of the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport complaints (2%) and a fire on 63.

Across all Hyundai Santa Fe Sport model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 692 complaints), then the service brakes, hydraulic (142).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport in 2025: 196, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Hyundai Santa Fe Sport recall, 23V651000, was reported on September 22, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.

Hyundai Santa Fe Sport years to avoid

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport stands out most: 82 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 58% of them naming the engine.

The best-measured Hyundai Santa Fe Sport years are 2016 (0.6×), 2015 (0.9×) and 2014 (1.0×).

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 Sport, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2018avoid432351
3.1×
2017avoid335682
4.8×
201617010
0.6×
201538415
0.9×
2014516417
1.0×
201362000not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE10
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
  • ENGINE2
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1

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

Every Hyundai Santa Fe Sport recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V651000September 22, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2013fire and injurypark outside1,649,478
22V810000October 27, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2018fire and injurypark outside44,396
22V056000February 3, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2017–2018fire and injurypark outside357,348
21V303000April 28, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2013–2015firepark outside151,205
20V520000August 27, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2013–2015firepark outside151,205
18V934000December 28, 2018engine2013–2014fire150,730
17V801000December 13, 2017air bags: side/window2018crash and injury1,209
17V577000September 20, 2017suspension: front: springs: coil springs2018crash197
17V358000June 5, 2017latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2013–2017crash437,400
17V365000June 5, 2017seat belts: front: anchorage2017crash and injury17,160
17V226000March 31, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2013–2014crash572,000

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

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Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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