Hyundai Motor America: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Hyundai Motor America reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 3, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 357,348. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Park away from buildings
NHTSA attached a park-outside advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
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.
The risk
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
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.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Hyundai Santa FE XL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Hyundai Santa FE | 110 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport | 324 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 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 |
| 2015 Hyundai Tucson | 229 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 Hyundai Tucson | 202 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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 22V056000.
Full record for the 2019 Hyundai Santa FE XL → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →