2020 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: 2020

• 21V00M000 2021-12-28

  Recall 21V00M000

  Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash.

  Recorded model years: 2020

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

• 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: 2020

• 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: 2020

• 11033701 2026-05-19

  9C2 DCS 260518

  Following completion of Service Campaign 9C2 (Theta II Emissions Improvement), certain vehicles may exhibit a brief hesitation or rough shifting condition during cold start operation. If present, this condition is expected to occur only within approximately the first 1-3 minutes after engine start, while the catalyst is reaching its normal operating temperature.

  Recorded model years: 2020

Showing 3 of 110 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: 2020

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: 2020

• 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: 2020

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

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

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 13
• reports mentioning a fire 8
• reported injuries 15

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

• Engine80 (27.2%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2001–2026.
• Driver-assistance systems31 (10.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2021–2025.
• Electrical system26 (8.8%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2001–2026.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)26 (8.8%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2010–2024.
• Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)18 (6.1%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2020–2026.
• Fuel system15 (5.1%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2007–2022.
• Brakes10 (3.4%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 2003–2018.
• Tires & wheels10 (3.4%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2014–2017.

Other / uncategorized: 40 classifications (13.6%) 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.