2019 Hyundai Santa Fe

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 23V181000 2023-03-17

  Recall 23V181000

  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,…

  Recorded model years: 2019

• 18V715000 2018-10-11

  Recall 18V715000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles. The Side Curtain Air Bag (SCAB) mounting bolts may interfere with and damage the air bags during deployment.

  Recorded model years: 2019

A further 49 records exist for the Hyundai Santa Fe where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11033679 2026-05-23

  Z01 Letter

  Certain 2012 – 2017 model year Accent, 2012 – 2017 model year Azera, 2013 – 2018 model year Santa Fe Sport, 2013 – 2019 model year Santa Fe, and 2012 – 2017 model year Veloster vehicles may exhibit an intermittent airbag warning light and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) may be set. At Hyundai, we are committed to providing vehicles of…

  Recorded model years: 2019

• 11033700 2026-05-21

  26-01-013H-2 DN

  Certain Santa Fe (TMA), Santa Fe Sport (AN), Sonata (LFA), and Tucson (TL) vehicles equipped with Theta II engines may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. The California Air Resources Board has determined that these vehicles may be releasing air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards.

  Recorded model years: 2019

• 11033699 2026-05-21

  26-01-013H-2 TSB

  Certain Santa Fe (TMA), Santa Fe Sport (AN), Sonata (LFA), and Tucson (TL) vehicles equipped with Theta II engines may exhibit elevated engine-out emissions. This bulletin provides instructions for updating the Engine Control Module (ECM) to address this condition.

  Recorded model years: 2019

Showing 3 of 182 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 745 records exist for the Hyundai Santa Fe where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• DP22003 2022-09-12

  Loss of Motive Power

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a letter dated July 13, 2022, petitioning the Agency to initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power allegations attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain Hyundai Motor America, Inc. and Kia America, Inc. vehicles spanning Model Years (MY) 2005-2021. The Petitioners cited examples of complaints indicating that…

  Recorded model years: 2019

A further 15 records exist for the Hyundai Santa Fe where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2024552 2024-09-23

  Transport Canada recall 2024552

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2019

• 2023147 2023-03-17

  Transport Canada recall 2023147

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2019

• 2019640 2019-12-16

  Transport Canada recall 2019640

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2019

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 50 records exist for the Hyundai Santa Fe where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

195 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 16
• reports mentioning a fire 11
• reported injuries 10

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Engine71 (25.3%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2001–2026.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)34 (12.1%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2010–2024.
• Electrical system26 (9.3%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2001–2026.
• Driver-assistance systems18 (6.4%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2021–2025.
• Body & structure14 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2013–2021.
• Steering12 (4.3%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2018.
• Brakes11 (3.9%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 2003–2018.
• Fuel system10 (3.6%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2007–2022.

Other / uncategorized: 47 classifications (16.7%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 7,607 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.