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2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
57
Owner Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
64
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +278%
Complaint Trend
34 last 24mo vs 9 prior

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2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Safety Recalls (1)

17V35800005/06/2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch actuating cable may corrode and bind, causing the secondary hood latch to remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary latch cable, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owner's may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for the recall is 163.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

ENGINE
24
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
AIR BAGS
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1

Based on 57 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

3
Crash-Involved Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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