3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Hyundai dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. Check your Santa Cruz by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz, reporting 1 crashes, 1 fires. Hyundai has issued at least 33 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Hyundai Santa Cruz owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owned a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a loud popping noise was suddenly heard coming from the engine compartment with no warning lights illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11736335
“This is an ongoing safety issue with a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited. The forward collision-avoidance system activates frequently and without cause during normal driving.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11698749
“Making a left turn against oncoming traffic into a convenience store parking lot. There was a car in the driveway waiting to exit the convenience store parking lot.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11764533
“Loss of power while trying to accelerate. RPM's were going up, but the vehicle was very sluggish. Nearly got rear ended as I had turned right on a red from a stop to merge onto a 55mph road. I could not get up to speed and had to pull to the side of the road and engage my hazard lights.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11760583
“The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds at night on several occasions, the headlights were dim and created a shadow across the roadway. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on multiple occasions.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11749015
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Hyundai dealer.