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2023 Hyundai Santa Fe — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

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

2
Open Recalls
209
Owner Complaints
15
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
53
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +115%
Complaint Trend
127 last 24mo vs 59 prior

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2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Safety Recalls (2)

23V18100017/03/2023
TRAILER HITCHES

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.

Remedy: Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is completed. Dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed starting May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 244. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-633.

22V81600031/10/2022
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

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.

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.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
36
POWER TRAIN
18
ENGINE
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
SERVICE BRAKES
7
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
7
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
6

Based on 186 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

10
Crash-Involved Complaints
15
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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