22V056000
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.
2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
6 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 1,252 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints1,252
Complaints citing a crash20
Complaints citing a fire41
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 6 of 6
17V578000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
The engine bearing wear may cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
17V142000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
An underinflated inflated tire can increase the risk of a crash.
16V842000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V145000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
Without a warning to remind the front seat occupants that their seat belts are not buckled, they may forget to buckle their seat belt, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 631ENGINE
- 153POWER TRAIN
- 90UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 61ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 57FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 49VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 34SERVICE BRAKES
- 27STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 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.