2005 Hyundai Santa FE: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE. The newest campaign is 14V435000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Jul 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs. NHTSA has 216 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V435000, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the coil spring, free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 124.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 283,907 units in total.
14V435000Received . 271,773 units.
Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model Year 2001-2006 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from March 31, 2000, through February 15, 2006, that are registered and operated, or which were originally sold and registered, in the following 20 “salt belt" states and the District of Columbia: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The affected vehicles may experience front coil spring corrosion from road salt, causing the coil spring to fracture and make contact with the tire.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the front coil spring fractures due to corrosion it could cause the coil spring to make contact with the tire, possibly puncturing the tire and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the coil spring, free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 124.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 124. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
05V527000Received . 134 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an occupant classification system (ocs) the right front seat of the vehicle may misclassify certain small children seated on the front edge of the seat as an adult.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The possibility of misclassification of certain small children as an adult may allow the right front airbag to deploy in a frontal collision crash or the side impact airbag to deploy in a side collision crash; severe injury or death could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will ensure that the vehicle's ocs will properly classify certain small children when seated on the front edge of the seat and will disable the right front airbags. Dealers will reprogram the vehicle's ocs electronic control unit to provide an increased margin for recognition of certain small children. The recall began on december 6, 2005. Owners may contact hyundai of puerto rico at 1-800-981-0188.
Report filed by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO. Manufacturer campaign number 074. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
05V450000Received . 12,000 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles equipped with an occupant classification system (ocs) the right front seat of the vehicle may misclassify certain small children seated on the front edge of the seat as an adult.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The possibility of misclassification of certain small children as an adult may allow the right front airbag to deploy in a frontal collision crash or the side impact airbag to deploy in a side collision crash; severe injury or death could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will ensure that the vehicle's ocs will properly classify certain small children when seated on the front edge of the seat and will disable the right front airbags. Dealers will reprogram the vehicle's ocs electronic control unit to provide an increased margin for recognition of certain small children. The recall began on december 21, 2005. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 074. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
216 complaints, 300 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2005 Hyundai Santa FE
- All 2005 vehicles
| Component | 2005 Santa FE | All 2005 vehicles | Santa FE, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 253.3 | 86.7 | 48.7 | 76 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 146.7 | 51.7 | 56 | 44 |
| Suspension | 73.3 | 43.5 | 42.6 | 22 |
| Seat Belts | 60 | 11 | 12.2 | 18 |
| Service Brakes | 60 | 24.8 | 41.7 | 18 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 46.7 | 29.7 | 71.8 | 14 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 43.3 | 31.3 | 25.5 | 13 |
| Power Train | 36.7 | 115.1 | 88.7 | 11 |
| Engine | 36.7 | 44.5 | 230.6 | 11 |
| Electrical System | 33.3 | 121.9 | 81.7 | 10 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 18
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 14
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Apr 2025
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2005 Hyundai Santa FEThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Hyundai Santa FE: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/santa-fe/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Hyundai Motor Company
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE?
- 283,907 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Santa FE have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 45 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Santa FE, model years 2001 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE name most often?
- Air Bags: 76 of 300 component mentions, or 253.3 per 1,000. For all 2005 vehicles the figure is 86.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.