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Hyundai SANTA FE HYBRID

Routine recalls2 campaigns, none flagged critical.
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2 campaigns
2 recalls💥 2 crash risk
Model year
Seat Belts
Oct 31, 2022
1283 days ago

Your seat belt pretensioner can explode during a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin.

Affected: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER · 2022
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023 Genesis G80 Electric, 2021-2022 Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

Consequence

An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.

Remedy

Dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 14, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 238/011G. This recall is an expansion of recall numbers 22V-354 and 22V-458.

Electrical
Dec 28, 2021
1590 days ago

Your instrument cluster can go blank and hide your speed and warning lights while driving.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · 2022
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Santa Fe HEV and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. The instrument cluster liquid-crystal display (LCD) may invert the image on the screen upon vehicle startup, making the display illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."

Consequence

An illegible instrument cluster will not show information such as vehicle speed or safety system warnings, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the instrument cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 217.

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Full analysis: how to read the Hyundai SANTA FE HYBRID recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Hyundai SANTA FE HYBRID recall history

The Hyundai SANTA FE HYBRID currently has 2 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the SANTA FE HYBRID in our dataset are seat belt (1), and electrical (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used SANTA FE HYBRID: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2022, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2021 and 2022. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular SANTA FE HYBRID is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific SANTA FE HYBRID has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used SANTA FE HYBRIDbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Hyundai or any U.S. government agency.

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