2021 Hyundai Santa FE: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 23V181000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Mar 2023. 584,784 units. Trailer Hitches

Remedy of campaign 23V181000, in the NHTSA record

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.

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 6 recall campaigns for the 2021 Hyundai Santa FE. The newest campaign is 24V879000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Nov 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 24V879000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 882,814 units in total.

24V87900021 Nov 2024Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
23V18100017 Mar 2023Trailer HitchesAdvisory
22V7460006 Oct 2022Power Train / Automatic Transmission
21V5240009 Jul 2021Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
21V3080003 May 2021Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
21V18500017 Mar 2021Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger

24V879000Received 21 Nov 2024. 226,118 units.
Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 271. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Jan 2025.
23V181000Received 17 Mar 2023. 584,784 units.
Trailer HitchesPark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 244. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 May 2023.
22V746000Received 6 Oct 2022. 56,148 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a complete loss of drive power.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, as necessary. Dealers will also update the transmission control unit software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 236.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 236. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jan 2023.
21V524000Received 9 Jul 2021. 15,752 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles equipped with 2.5L turbocharged engines. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the high-pressure fuel pump and fuel rail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 207.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 207. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Sep 2021.
21V308000Received 3 May 2021. 2 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Santa Fe vehicles equipped with 2.5-litre Turbo engines. The fuel pipe connecting the high pressure fuel pump to the fuel rail may not have been tightened properly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An insufficiently tightened fuel pipe may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers inspected and tightened the fuel pipe connection, free of charge. The affected vehicles have been repaired and therefore no owner notification letters will be sent. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 206.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 206. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 May 2021.
21V185000Received 17 Mar 2021. 10 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Santa Fe vehicles. The Occupant Detection System (ODS) module may not deactivate the air bag upon detection of a child restraint system in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that seat, can increase the risk of injury to the child.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ODS module, free of charge. All affected vehicles have been remedied as of May 12, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 202.
Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 202. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 May 2021.

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2021 Hyundai Santa FE
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
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.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2021 Hyundai Santa FEThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Hyundai Santa FE: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/santa-fe/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Hyundai Motor America

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Hyundai Santa FE?: 882,814 units in 6 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. 6 of them name the 2021 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Hyundai Santa FE open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.