2018 Hyundai Santa FE: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 22V056000. NHTSA received the report on . 357,348 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module
Remedy of campaign 22V056000, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS multi-fuse, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 218.
Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE. The newest campaign is 22V056000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Feb 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module. NHTSA has 109 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 398,418 units in total.
22V056000Received . 357,348 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/ModulePark-outside advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS multi-fuse, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 218.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 218. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
18V118000Received . 41,070 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The steering wheel assembly may break, possibly resulting in the steering wheel separating from the steering column while driving.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A steering wheel separation while driving can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will check the production lot number of the steering wheel assembly, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 26, 2018. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 173.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 173. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
109 complaints, 144 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.
- 2018 Hyundai Santa FE
- All 2018 vehicles
| Component | 2018 Santa FE | All 2018 vehicles | Santa FE, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 375 | 162.1 | 230.6 | 54 |
| Unknown or Other | 83.3 | 100.9 | 69.2 | 12 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 83.3 | 14.3 | 25.5 | 12 |
| Power Train | 69.4 | 102.3 | 88.7 | 10 |
| Electrical System | 62.5 | 120.7 | 81.7 | 9 |
| Steering | 55.6 | 58.4 | 38.9 | 8 |
| Service Brakes | 48.6 | 82.1 | 41.7 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 41.7 | 24.9 | 48.7 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 34.7 | 32.9 | 56 | 5 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 34.7 | 47.4 | 71.8 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 6
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Sep 2026
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQ23002 | Audit query | Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module | 17 Nov 2023 | Open | |
| DP22003 | Defect petition | Loss of Motive Power | Engine | 12 Sep 2022 | 12 Dec 2023 |
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 2018 Hyundai Santa FEThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2018 Hyundai Santa FE: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/santa-fe/2018/. 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 America
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 2018 Hyundai Santa FE?
- 398,418 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 2018 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE name most often?
- Engine: 54 of 144 component mentions, or 375 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 162.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.