1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Owners have filed 69 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 2016 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 69 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, reporting 4 crashes, 10 fires, 3 injuries. Hyundai has issued at least 130 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 69 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 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.
“Was traveling along a city street with parked cars on the passenger side of my vehicle. Axle or wheel broke and veered into parked vehicle severing the engine wiring harness not allowing the airbag to deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11761994
“The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH and attempting to overtake another vehicle, the vehicle lost automotive power and decelerated with the check engine, battery, and oil warning lights illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11755852
“The vehicle is a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. It had previously been included in an engine-fire-related recall/service campaign, and Hyundai replaced the engine between approximately October 2024 and January 2025 at about 113,000 miles.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745727
“After driving the vehicle around all day, I parked it and turned it off and then it set on fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745648
“I turned off the car and went inside the house. I was outside and could smell smoke. I walked to the front of the house and saw my neighbor who was calling 911 due to flames from my engine. The flames reached the yard and my garage where minor damage occurred.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11716330
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 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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