Hyundai Motor America: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 31, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 572,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Sonata and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine.
The risk
Bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine, replacing the engine short block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 162.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 164 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 Hyundai Sonata | 750 | 7 | 40 | 29 |
| 2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 201 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 2013 Hyundai Sonata | 1,917 | 9 | 98 | 93 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 17V226000.
Full record for the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE Sport → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →