The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 584,784 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 310 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 20, 2026.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Water accumulation on the…
Consequence
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is completed. Dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed starting May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460.…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Component/system: the powertrain launch control system — the transmission control unit (tcu) and 8-speed wet dual-clutch transmission paired with the 2.5t engine — fails to deliver engine power in response to full accelerator input from a stop. The engine does not rev and the vehicle does not…”
“Component/system: the powertrain launch control system — the transmission control unit (tcu) and 8-speed wet dual-clutch transmission paired with the 2.5t engine — fails to deliver engine power in response to full accelerator input from a stop. The engine does not rev and the vehicle does not…”
“My dealership has reground the rotors on my car twice. Now with less than 40,000 mileson the car the brakes need ground again. The issue with the brakes is it causes the front end of the car to shake when the brakes are applied. This could lead to loss of control on down hill stops in slippery…”
“Vehicle stalled while driving — unsafe loss of power. While driving at normal speed, the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning and the electrical system malfunctioned. I had to pull over and restart car. This created a dangerous situation and could have caused a collision. Prior to this…”
“Vehicle stalled while driving — unsafe loss of power. While driving at normal speed, the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning and the electrical system malfunctioned. I had to pull over and restart car. This created a dangerous situation and could have caused a collision. Prior to this…”
“Vehicle stalled while driving — unsafe loss of power. While driving at normal speed, the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning and the electrical system malfunctioned. I had to pull over and restart car. This created a dangerous situation and could have caused a collision. Prior to this…”
“First failure occurred 7 months after purchase at 5,270 miles on august 1, 2024. The vehicle suddenly went into "limp mode" abruptly decelerating to 25 mph with a non-responsive gas pedal. A code reader displayed po653 sensor reference: "voltage b circuit high". Dealer found corroded wire to…”
“First failure occurred 7 months after purchase at 5,270 miles on august 1, 2024. The vehicle suddenly went into "limp mode" abruptly decelerating to 25 mph with a non-responsive gas pedal. A code reader displayed po653 sensor reference: "voltage b circuit high". Dealer found corroded wire to…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe as of
July 20, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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