3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. 2 carry a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 83 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 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Check your Santa Fe Sport 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 83 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, reporting 1 crashes, 6 fires. Hyundai has issued at least 137 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 Fe Sport owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 83 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Driving on freeway and noticed smoke. Realized I needed to pull over and brakes weren't working. Off ramp was at an incline so car came to a stop just in time to get toddler and myself out of vehicle. Car was on fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11678091
“While PARKED IN FRONT OF 7-11 WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING ATTACHMENT IN THE WHEEL WELL BROKE AND RELEASED FLUID ON THE HOT ENGINE. PATRONS IN SORE ALERTED ME THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING OUT THE HOOD. I RACED BACK TO MY SANTA FE AND NOTICED FIRE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11672687
“Per Franklin County Fire Department report, they determined a malfunction in the canister vent valve associated with the gas tank initiated a fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11667956
“The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11509664
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE WAS SEEN FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11173872
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 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.
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