23V651000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
3 safety recall campaigns, 8 defect investigations (1 open), 806 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations81 open
Owner complaints806
Complaints citing a crash25
Complaints citing a fire66
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
17V358000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
If the hood is not securely closed or the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
13V355000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
A fractured front axle may result in a loss of power to the wheels. Additionally, if the vehicle is parked without the parking brake applied, it may roll away. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 273ENGINE
- 95STEERING
- 56UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 51POWER TRAIN
- 50ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 45SERVICE BRAKES
- 32FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 23SUSPENSION
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.