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Hyundai Santa Fe · 2009

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V113000·2013-04-01

    Hyundai Recalls 1.7 Million Vehicles for Stop Lamp Switch Defect

    Hyundai is recalling 1,712,336 vehicles from model years 2006-2011 because a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may prevent brake lights from illuminating or disable cruise control, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE, ELANTRA TOURING, GENESIS, VERACRUZ
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11E040000·2011-10-06

    Curt Manufacturing Recalls Towing Wiring Harnesses for Hyundai Santa Fe

    Curt Manufacturing is recalling aftermarket towing wiring harnesses for 2009-2011 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles because moisture can cause the module to overheat and potentially result in a fire.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V354000·2012-07-25

    Hyundai Recalls 2007-2009 Santa Fe Vehicles for Airbag Sensor Issue

    Hyundai is recalling 2007-2009 Santa Fe vehicles because the occupant classification system may fail to detect small adults, potentially preventing the front passenger airbag from deploying.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI 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.

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

  • 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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