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2023 Hyundai Santa Fe recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There is 1 US recall for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe, including 1 urgent (do not drive or park outside), and 3 in Canada. Owners filed 213 complaints with NHTSA, most often about unknown or other. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 5 stars.

1US recalls
1urgent recalls
213owner complaints
5★overall crash rating

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US recalls (1)

Park outside

Trailer hitches

2023-03-17 · campaign 23V181000 · 584,784 vehicles

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 tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.

Risk and remedy

Risk: 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. Hyundai's number for this recall is 244. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-633.

Canadian recalls (3)

Show 3 Canadian recalls

Other

2025-11-17 · campaign 2025-636

Issue : Hyundai Auto Canada is conducting an extended warranty campaign for certain vehicles as water could enter the horn assembly and cause the horn's electrical contacts to corrode. As a result, the horn may not work properly or at all. Safety risk: A horn that doesn't work properly could prevent a driver from warning others of a danger and create an unsafe situation. Corrective Actions: To reduce the safety risk, Hyundai advises you to test the horn regularly. Hyundai will notify owners in writing and advise you to contact a dealership if your horn doesn't work properly. Hyundai will provide an extended warranty of 10 years/200 000 km to replace the horn for free if it fails.

Label

2024-09-23 · campaign 2024-552

Issue: On certain vehicles, the compliance label may be missing information in French. The words listed on the label for "Tires", "Rims", "Front" and "Rear" appear in English only, when they should be listed as "Tires/Pneus", "Rims/Jantes", "Front/Avant" and "Rear/Arriere". Canadian regulations require this information to be listed on the label in both English and French. Safety Risk: These small errors do not affect vehicle safety. Corrective Actions: This is not a recall. The company has corrected the compliance label for all new vehicles.

Electrical

2023-03-17 · campaign 2023-147

Issue: Certain vehicles may be equipped with a 4-pin accessory trailer wiring harness kit that could fail. Over time, this could result in a short circuit that can cause the control module to overheat. Note: This recall only affects Hyundai Genuine 4-pin tow hitch wiring harness kits with the part number S2F67-AC401. These kits may have been ordered at the time of a vehicle purchase or purchased separately from a dealer as an aftermarket accessory. Safety Risk: A short circuit can create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective Actions: Hyundai will notify owners by mail and instruct you to bring your vehicle to a dealership to inspect the vehicle for a trailer wiring harness kit. If necessary, the dealer will install a 15A fuse and a wire extension kit. Hyundai advises that if your vehicle has a tow hitch harness installed, you should park it outdoors, and away from other vehicles or structures until the recall repairs have been completed.

Owner complaints (213)

Owners filed 213 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe (11 crashes, 3 fires, 15 injuries reported). Among 26 model years of this model, it ranks #15 for the most complaints (median 218).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Unknown or other61
Power train45
Forward collision avoidance37
Electrical system36
Engine35
Service brakes25
Vehicle speed control15
Visibility/wiper11

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2023 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV FWD5★5★5★4★
2023 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD5★5★5★4★

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Santa Fe AWD 2.5 L Automatic (S8)222524$2,800
Santa Fe AWD 2.5 L Automatic (AM-S8)212824$2,800
Santa Fe FWD 2.5 L Automatic (S8)252826$2,600
Santa Fe FWD 2.5 L Automatic (AM-S8)222825$2,700
Santa Fe Hybrid 1.6 L Automatic (AM-S6)333032$2,100
Santa Fe Hybrid Blue 1.6 L Automatic (AM-S6)363134$1,950
Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid 1.6 L Automatic (AM-S6)333233$2,050
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.