Hyundai 2024 Santa Fe Airbags: Unintentional Deployment Risk
Hyundai recalls 2024 Santa Fe vehicles with potential airbag deployment issues. Damaged wiring may cause airbags to deploy unintentionally or fail to deploy in crashes. Owners should contact Hyundai for free repairs.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An air bag that deploys unintentionally can increase the risk of an injury. An air bag that does not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
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What happened, in plain English
Hyundai is recalling certain 2024 Santa Fe vehicles because wiring harnesses may damage the passenger-side airbags, causing them to deploy unintentionally or fail to deploy during crashes. This could increase injury risk in collisions. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81750-hyundai-2024-santa-fe-airbags-unintentional-deployment-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/81750-hyundai-2024-santa-fe-airbags-unintentional-deployment-risk · Updated October 4, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #24V561000
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“Hyundai 2024 Santa Fe Airbags: Unintentional Deployment Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81750-hyundai-2024-santa-fe-airbags-unintentional-deployment-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #24V561000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=24V561000).
Why it’s dangerous
The main floor wiring harness can chafe against the passenger-side second-row bench seat assembly. This damage may cause airbags to deploy unexpectedly or not deploy when needed during a crash, increasing injury risk.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles with the specific wiring harness issue are affected. Drivers and passengers in the passenger side second row are most at risk during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2024 Santa Fe has a wiring harness that chafes against the passenger-side second-row bench seat. The recall was notified to owners via mail on August 22, 2024.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Hyundai
Call Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460 to schedule a repair or replacement of the wiring harness.
Get Repair Inspection
Dealers will inspect your vehicle and repair or replace the wiring harness as necessary at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the wiring harness as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 22, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 265.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 27 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Hyundai
We’ve drafted a message you can send Hyundai to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 24V561000 — Hyundai 2024 Santa Fe Airbags: Unintentional Deployment Risk Hello, I own a Hyundai 2024 Santa Fe Airbags: Unintentional Deployment Risk that is covered by recall 24V561000 from Hyundai. The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the wiring harness as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 22, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 265. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #24V561000 (July 26, 2024)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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