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Hyundai Santa Cruz · 2022

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V746000·2022-10-06

    Hyundai Elantra N recalled for transmission failure causing loss of drive power

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2021-2022 vehicles due to transmission oil pump malfunction that can cause complete loss of drive power, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI KONA N, VELOSTER N, ELANTRA N, SANTA CRUZ
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V181000·2023-03-17

    Hyundai Santa Cruz and Santa Fe recalled for tow hitch fire hazard

    Hyundai is recalling 2019-2023 Santa Fe and related variants plus 2022-2023 Santa Cruz vehicles equipped with tow hitch harnesses. Water accumulation in the harness module may cause electrical short and fire.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID, SANTA FE HYBRID, SANTA CRUZ, SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V038000·2023-01-31

    2022–2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz and Tucson roof moldings may detach

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2022 Santa Cruz and 2023 Santa Cruz vehicles, as well as 2022 Tucson vehicles, because the roof moldings may detach and become a road hazard.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI TUCSON, SANTA CRUZ
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V197000·2022-03-28

    2022 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Cruz Turbocharger Oil Pipe Fire Risk Recall

    Hyundai is recalling 2022 Santa Fe and Santa Cruz vehicles because the turbocharger oil supply pipe may crack, causing an oil leak that could increase fire risk in the engine compartment.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ, SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2022Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2022; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19003 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17004 Recall Query · engine
  • PE13033 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
  • PE13007 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:rear
  • PE09003 Preliminary Evaluation · electronic stability control

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2022 · powertrain 87 complaints, median 10,200 mi
  • 2023 · powertrain 25 complaints

Technical service bulletins

137 manufacturer service bulletins across 5 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2025: 4.0/5 · 18 complaints
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 35 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2023: 3.8/5 · 77 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 3.4/5 · 179 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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