Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid 2021

• Recall 232272 [USA]: A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
  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.
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 239328 [USA]: An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
  Hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2023 genesis g80 electric, 2021-2022 santa fe hybrid, and 2022-2023 santa fe plug-in hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
  dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 14, 2022. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 238/011g. This recall is an expansion of recall numbers 22v-354 and 22v-458.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 233758 [USA]: Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
  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.
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 181797 [USA]: A windshield that detaches from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
  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.
  dealers will remove and reinstall the front windshield panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 20, 2022. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 216.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 189925 [USA]: A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
  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.
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 195925 [USA]: An insufficiently tightened fuel pipe may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
  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.
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 212389 [USA]: 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.
  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."
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2021791 [Canada]: Structure
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the windshield may not be properly attached. As a result, the glass can become loose and could separate from the vehicle in a crash. Safety risk: a windshield that detaches in a crash could create an increased risk of injury. Corrective action: hyundai will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to remove and reinstall the windshield.

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• Recall 2021426 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the connection between the high-pressure fuel pipe and fuel pump may not be properly sealed. As a result, a fuel leak could occur. Safety risk: a fuel leak can create the risk of a fire. Corrective action: hyundai will notify owners by mail and instruct you to bring your vehicle to a dealer to inspect and replace the high-pressure fuel pipe, as required.

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• Recall 2021158 [Canada]: Airbag
  Issue: on small number vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (ods) may not work properly. This could cause the airbag system not to turn off the airbag when an infant or child seat is in the front passenger seat. Safety risk: an airbag that deploys in front of an infant or child can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: none of the affected vehicles have been sold to retail customers. Hyundai will instruct dealers to replace the ods module and recalibrate the system before the vehicles are sold.

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• Recall 2021065 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: on certain hybrid electric vehicles (hev), the fuel tank mounting bracket could deform during a side-impact crash. This could cause damage to the fuel tank and create a fuel leak. Safety risk: a fuel leak can create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: hyundai will notify owners by mail. The corrective actions for this recall are under development.

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• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation # DP22005

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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• Loss of motive power investigation # DP22003

  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 the subject vehicles were experiencing rapid loss of engine oil due to oil drain plug back outs, resulting in loss of motive power and/or catastrophic engine damage. Additional complaints were provided which alleged that the oil drain pans lack sufficient structural integrity and are susceptible to cracking. The petition itself can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11481745. On september 12, 2022, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened defect petition (dp22-003) to evaluate the petitioners’ request. The petitioners have provided additional complaints within four supplemental letters dated january 31, 2023, march 21, 2023, may 23, 2023, and august 4, 2023. Odi’s evaluation included the review and analysis of the complaints and supporting information submitted by the petitioners, as well as additional complaints submitted directly to nhtsa which referenced either the oil drain plug or a crack in the oil pan. After reviewing the available data, odi has not identified evidence that would support opening a defect investigation into the oil drain pan assemblies of the subject vehicles. Based on a review of the available information, a loss of motive power resulting from an oil drain plug back out has not occurred between the initial sale of a vehicle and the completion of its first oil change. If during an oil change service, a technician fails to remove the existing drain plug gasket before installing a new gasket, it is likely that a proper seal between the drain plug and the oil pan will not be made. An improper seal between the drain plug and oil pan could lead to the backing out on the drain plug, resulting in the sudden loss of oil while driving. Additionally, the provided examples of oil pan cracks were localized to the immediate vicinity of the oil drain plug and/or appeared to be the result of direct-contact with a tool during servicing.  there is no information to support that a vehicle-based defect exists relating to the oil pan assembly, and instead the documented incidents are related to the failure to follow the proper maintenance procedures during oil change service. In october 2023, hyundai published a technical service bulletin (tsb) that provided detailed instructions for oil change service on its gasoline powered vehicles, specifically highlighting the need to remove and replace the existing drain plug gasket prior to reinstalling the drain plug. After a thorough review of the material submitted by the petitioner, the information already in nhtsas possession, and the potential risks to motor vehicle safety implicated by the petitioners allegations, nhtsa does not believe that a formal investigation is warranted. Therefore, the petition is denied. A federal register notice (frn) further detailing nhtsa’s reasons for denial of the petition will be published. The reference numbers for the complaints to nhtsa cited by the petitioner can be found in the petition submission documents in the public file for dp22-003. To review those complaints and the additional complaints odi added to its evaluation which are cited in the closing resume odi report identification number document, go to nhtsa.Gov.
  

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Notice: this concern is not the result of an accident, it is an attempt to bring attention to what i feel is poor engineering/design of the turn signal indicators on the back end of the 2021 hyundai santa fe. We recently purchased this vehicle and just noticed, after owning the vehicle for about a week, that the only turn signal indicators on the back of the vehicle are located down low in the bumper. No turn signal indicators on the tail light assemblies located just below the rear window of the suv as found on every other recently built suv currently driving on us highways. That includes the 2017 hyundai santa fe which we traded in to purchase this model. While i like this vehicle very much, i'm concerned for the safety of my family and anyone else who purchases a 2021 santa fe. I feel this is a grave oversight on the part of hyundai and possibly the us vehicle safety council (assuming the council approves car designs designated for us highways.) i sincerely hope that someone there will address this situation before people start getting hurt because the turn signal wasn't seen by following drivers.

Driving around 25 miles per hour small pebble hit the top part of the windshield cracking it instantly and creating a rupture line from top to bottom of the windshield. Windshield glass seems very unsafe to sustain any kind of stress. It looks like other hyundai models are showing the same problems with these windshield.

It's only been less than a month, since i bought this car and i've driven ~500 miles. Now when i was driving the car yesterday it just stopped in the middle of the road all of a sudden for no reason. After getting the car towed to the service center, they are reporting that there is an issue with the car's transmission and they are going to replace it.

The forward collision system is automatically being activated without any car or object near the front of the vehicle. It happened 3 times while on the freeway and highway. The system automatically slams on the brakes, the vehicle swerves a little to left and right due to the sudden application of the brakes, and a large red waring indicator appears on the dash. We were nearly rear ended while travelling about 65 miles/hr because of this. We turned off the system, but every time the car is started, it automatically turns this feature on!! So you always must remember to turn it off. We just bought the vehicle brand new. If this isnt fixed, we fear we will be rear ended on the freeway, or make tail gaters very angry.

I was driving on the freeway with the sunroof closed when i heard a very loud bang. I pulled off to check the exterior but saw nothing. I drive for about an hour more when it started sounding like the sunroof was open. I pulled over to check it, and it was destroyed..Shattered with a large hole in it. Called hyundai who said report to insurance even though the car is less than 1 month old.

Dark spot in low beam headlight field causes loss of view for driver as the dark spot passes from object to object. People or animals, even signs lose illumination as the dark spot covers them. Reflective barrels in construction areas lose their reflectivity at night as this spot covers them. This occurs on the low beam function. Hyundai dealer said it is factory created to prevent night blinding of oncoming vehicles. To me it is a serious problem for the driver of the hyundai. When driving in a curve the dark spot moves with the shape of the road so the driver loses the ability to see everything in the light field.

Message: i own a 2021 hyundai santa fe with the forward collision-avoidance assist feature installed and activated. The forward collision-avoidance assist did not function properly to stop my car to avoid a low speed impact. I applied the brakes to stop. I could not avoid impacting another vehicle. The damage was minor. Hyundai did inspect my vehicle braking system on june 8 at hyundai of cool springs. I was not provided full report on findings/corrective action. Hyundai america was supposed to provide a follow up report. I was called today and the hyundai representative had no details on the brake inspection to share with me. I am suspicious. I think hyundai is hiding a safety issue. I am reporting this event so the ntsb can contact hyundai to determine if this is a safety defect needing corrective action. The hyundai forward collision-avoidance assist is designed to help detect and monitor the vehicle ahead or help detect a pedestrian or cyclist in the roadway and warn the driver that a collision is imminent with a warning message and an audible warning, and if necessary, apply emergency braking. Ref: hyundai owner's manual, chapter 7, page 7-2 on page 7-6 the system operation is described: system operation basic function system warning and control the basic function for forward collision- avoidance assist is to help warn and control the vehicle depending on the collision level: ‘collision warning’, ‘emergency braking’ and ‘stopping vehicle and ending brake control’. Otm070143n collision warning • to warn the driver of a collision, the ‘collision warning’ warning message will appear on the cluster and an audible warning will sound. • if a vehicle is detected in front, the system will operate when your vehicle speed is between approximately 6~112 mph (10~180 km/h). • if a pedestrian or cyclist is detected in front, the system will operate when your vehicle speed is between approximately 6~53 mph (10~85 k

While in drive and stationary, my vehicle has continuously cad connections issues with my mobile phone. I have received the same error message stating 'phone not responding. Please reconnect it and try again.' this has happened while driving through areas i'm unfamiliar with and put myself and others at risk while trying to regain connection. I've left my vehicle at the dealership, but was told the problem was my cellphone and was advised to purchase a new phone. When i spoke to the woman at the corporate hyundai number, she advised me that my phone was very much compatible and should not have any connection problems, we troubleshooted many time, but i still continue to have this issue.

While in drive and stationary, my vehicle has continuously cad connections issues with my mobile phone. I have received the same error message stating 'phone not responding. Please reconnect it and try again.' this has happened while driving through areas i'm unfamiliar with and put myself and others at risk while trying to regain connection. I've left my vehicle at the dealership, but was told the problem was my cellphone and was advised to purchase a new phone. When i spoke to the woman at the corporate hyundai number, she advised me that my phone was very much compatible and should not have any connection problems, we troubleshooted many time, but i still continue to have this issue.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0705 [2] Transmission Range Sensor A Circuit malfunction (PRNDL Input)
• P1C2D [1] P1C2D
• P1441 [1] A/C Evaporator Air Temperature Circuit Low
• P2074 [2] Manifold Absolute Pressure/Mass Air Flow - Throttle Position Correlation at Higher Load