Vehicle

Hyundai Santa Fe · 2001

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

1–1 of 1

Severity pendingNHTSA·14V435000·2014-07-18
Hyundai Recalls 2001-2006 Santa Fe Vehicles for Front Coil Spring Corrosion
Hyundai is recalling 2001-2006 Santa Fe vehicles in 20 states and D.C. because road salt corrosion may cause front coil springs to fracture and puncture tires.
Product
HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

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

DP24001 Defect Petition · engine
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
PE12029 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:column

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

2014 · engine — 212 complaints, median 91,000 mi
Includes 14 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2013 · engine — 208 complaints, median 95,000 mi
Includes 16 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2017 · powertrain — 158 complaints, median 17,000 mi
Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2016 · engine — 134 complaints, median 87,000 mi
Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2015 · engine — 130 complaints, median 99,000 mi
Includes 6 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,025 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2026: 4.6/5
2025: 3.3/5 · 128 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
2024: 3.1/5 · 141 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
2023: 3.6/5 · 206 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
2022: 3.2/5 · 197 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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