Hyundai Motor America: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 5, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 437,400. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch actuating cable may corrode and bind, causing the secondary hood latch to remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
The risk
If the hood is not securely closed or the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary latch cable, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owner's may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for the recall is 163.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Hyundai Santa FE | 972 | 6 | 23 | 14 |
| 2017 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 356 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 Hyundai Santa FE | 236 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 70 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 2015 Hyundai Santa FE | 255 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 2015 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 84 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 Hyundai Santa FE | 493 | 3 | 30 | 16 |
| 2014 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 164 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 Hyundai Santa FE | 605 | 3 | 41 | 14 |
| 2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 201 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
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 17V358000.
Full record for the 2017 Hyundai Santa FE → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →