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Hyundai Santa Fe · 2021

7 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·21V00M000·2021-12-28

    Hyundai recalls vehicles for windshield detachment risk in Santa Fe and other models

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles due to improper windshield bonding that may cause detachment during a crash. Dealers will reinstall windshields at no cost.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE, SONATA, ELANTRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V308000·2021-05-03

    2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Fuel Pipe Connection Defect Recall

    Hyundai is recalling 2021 Santa Fe vehicles with 2.5-litre Turbo engines due to improperly tightened fuel pipe connections that may leak fuel and increase fire risk. The affected vehicles have already been repaired at dealerships at no cost to owners.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V879000·2024-11-21

    Hyundai Elantra and Santa Fe rearview cameras have damaged circuit boards

    Hyundai is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe and Elantra vehicles because a damaged printed circuit board may cause the rearview camera image to fail. 226,118 units affected.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID, ELANTRA N, SANTA FE PLUG-IN HYBRID, SANTA FE
    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·21V524000·2021-07-09

    Hyundai Santa Fe and Sonata recalled for fuel pipe leak fire risk

    Fuel may leak at a pipe connection in affected 2021-2022 Hyundai Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles with 2.5L engines, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SONATA, SANTA FE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V185000·2021-03-17

    2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Air Bag Child Detection System Defect

    2021 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles have a defective Occupant Detection System that may fail to prevent air bag deployment when a child restraint is detected in the front passenger seat, increasing crash injury risk.

    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.

  • 20215/5

    2 trims tested for 2021; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

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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